----- Original Message ----- From: "Jon Gabriel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Brin-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 10:45 AM Subject: So much for IAAMOAC... (Was: Re: This Week in the Middle East)
> >From: Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brin-L) > >Subject: Re: This Week in the Middle East > >Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2002 08:31:38 -0500 > > > >On Fri, Apr 05, 2002 at 02:54:02PM +0200, J. van Baardwijk wrote: > > > > > What are you still doing here? Out. > > > > > > <Points finger in the general direction of the door> > > > >Jeroen, since you have written many of the same things as you accuse JDG > >on more than one occasion, does your suggested sanction also apply to > >yourself? > > > >-- > >"Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.com/ > > > > More to the point: Jeroen is ONCE AGAIN demanding that John be removed from > the list. The difference between this time and the last time he did so is > that this time, neither he nor the list moderators are threatening John, he > is simply demanding that John unsubscribe. > > Here's a modest proposal: As NEITHER of them can debate and argue like > gentlemen, perhaps the list should banish BOTH of them for constant > disruptions, unwarranted personal attacks, goading and deliberate attempts > to incite circular arguments that spiral into flame wars Personally, I would reserve banishment for a lot worse than what either JDG or Jeroen has written.I think the one instance of banishment in the history of Brin-l was calibrated just about right: temporary banishment for someone, who was probably mentally ill, spamming meaningless obscenities. But, even if I thought it a suitable punishment, its a non-starter. Jeroen can banish you or me, we cannot banish him. Dan M.
