On Fri, 3 May 2002, Julia Thompson wrote:

> Jeroen has made arguments to this effect before, and apparently it
> hasn't convinced everyone.  In other words, people don't believe him.
>
> My conclusion, and I may be wrong, is that some folks don't trust
> Jeroen.
>
> If I am right, can anyone who doesn't trust Jeroen attempt some sort of
> explanation as to why this is?  Or at the very least, confirm their
> distrust of Jeroen?
>
> Is there anything Jeroen can do to earn back the trust of anyone who
> does not now trust him?
>
> If I'm wrong on the trust issue, why is it that Jeroen's assurances
> don't seem to be convincing some folks?

Before anyone answers this question...

Julia, I'm not sure this is a good question for on-list discussion.  First
of all, I'm not sure it's possible for a person who distrusts Jeroen to
answer it without violating the guidelines, as doing so necessarily
involves making public an assessment, presumably negative, of Jeroen's
chraracter.

For myself, at least, unless Jeroen himself solicits such an opinion, and
unless he gives respondents permission to say things that might ordinarily
be considered guideline violations, I don't think I'd be comfortable
giving my frank opinion on-list.

Marvin Long
Austin, Texas


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