At 12:27 PM 2/11/03 -0500, Erik Reuter wrote:
However, I still think the best way to handle this is for as many people as possible to state that they have adopted a policy of not replying to messages with legal notices.
To be honest, I've just about stopped reading any messages with this subject line.
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Come on, people, it's an _e-mail list_, for crying out loud. Just a bunch of friends (nominally) who like sitting around shooting the breeze, but instead of doing it on someone's front porch, we're doing it via the Internet, where we can include people from all over the world. It isn't worth all this bickering. Personally, I don't care if anyone quotes what I write on this list or punches the delete key as soon as they see my name on a message, and I don't see why anyone else should. If you want to keep something private, send it privately and encrypt it, or use some method other than e-mail. If you want to send something privately to someone else on the list, and that person doesn't want to read it, that's his/her prerogative, just as it's the prerogative of anyone here to put my address into their killfile if they don't care to read what I have to say, or just as it's their prerogative to hang up the phone as soon as they recognize my voice, or just as it's their prerogative to toss any snail mail I might send to them unread into the round file as soon as they realize it's from me, and it's my prerogative to do the same to anyone else I don't want to hear from, like telemarketers and junk mailers. <US only.> The First Amendment to the US Constitution gives me the right to free speech, to express my political or religious or other opinion, no matter how offensive some may find it, but it doesn't guarantee me an audience. </US only.> You have just as much right to ignore me as I have right to speak, and I can't legally or morally force you to listen. So, if someone says something on this list which offends you, reply to it, delete it, put that person in your killfile, or unsubscribe from the list in a huff. Your choice and yours alone. Though I'd really hate for anyone here to leave the list, as I value all of you and your opinions, even when I don't necessarily agree with them. Sometimes I learn the most from those with whom I disagree the strongest, whether I like it or not.
Now, I am sick as the proverbial dog this morning--last night I nearly passed out in the middle of changing clothes after getting home after class (before I could even feed the cats)--and I came to the computer to e-mail in sick and cancel the class I'm supposed to teach in about 40 minutes or so (beats trying to play phone tag when you feel crummy) and for some reason thought I'd enjoy reading some of the accumulated mail in my box. I'm think I'm about to go back to bed. I hope the list will still be here and all of you will still be on it whenever I get up again. As I tell my cats, play nicely together while I'm trying to sleep.
</rant?>
Love to you all. See you later.
-- Ronn! :)
Almighty Ruler of the all,
Whose Power extends to great and small,
Who guides the stars with steadfast law,
Whose least creation fills with awe,
O grant thy mercy and thy grace,
To those who venture into space.
(Robert A. Heinlein's added verse to the Navy Hymn)
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