On Fri, 3 May 2002, Julia Thompson wrote: > > Then maybe I was out of line. If so, I apologize. >
I don't think you're "out of line" -- the question is perfectly sensible, and an obvious one to ask. Answering it, however, would require discussing an individual in a way that probably shouldn't happen in public without that individual's permission. Dan's proposal of a Yahoo-group devoted to this question alone is a good one. Basically it's a proposal to create a space for mediation. But mediation is a step that all participants must agree to and embrace in advance; it can't be pushed on someone. And mediation requires a mediator, someone all participants agree may moderate the discussion and whom all participants trust to be impartial. I think Dan and I would both probably fail on this count, Julia, but you or Eileen or some other less combative Brineller might qualify. The first question, of course, is whether Jeroen would be interested in engaging in mediation, offlist, with those Brinellers he feels are wronging him. Marvin Long Austin, Texas
