Jan Coffey wrote:
Fine, an occasional forward is not a problem, at least in my
opinion.
> -----------------------------------------------
> I'll leave you alone if you leave me alone. This means that you will
> cease complaining to any and all companies I do business with (ISP's, hosting
> companies, etcetera)
Please do note that by any reasonable measure YOU started this
latest altercation.
> and that you will refrain from any more Jeroen-bashing
> in any form (on-list, on websites, weblogs, etcetera).
So someone said "spamming like Jeroen", or somesuch? Got me, I
forget what set you off. Whatever it was, I bet it was minor.
This is NOT bashing you! This is merely alluding to past events.
It is unreasonable to expect no one to ever mention your name in
a negative context. Don't be so sensitive!
In return I will
> disappear from old-Brin-L entirely and leave you alone. Then, in a few weeks,
> once I'm confident that you're keeping your end of the bargain, I'll also
> remove my er... opinion piece... about certain Brinellers from my website.
We weren't bothering you before, were we?
> I recommend that you accept this offer -- otherwise things can and probably
> will only escalate even further (no, that's not a threat, that's insight
> into how conflicts can escalate)
Whatever. It SOUNDS like a threat, and there's no point to
it. Just make the offer, and see what happens. Statements which
sound like threats will NOT help.
> The other alternative of course is to bury this and let me return, but I
> doubt Nick will ever agree to that.
I would not agree to it either. You had a huge number of
chances, and blew them all. Give it up. But I agree, there's no
reason that there can't be two David Brin lists.
> start suffering some very serious real-life consequences (no, that's not a
> threat either, that's insight).
Again, it SOUNDS like a threat. The disclaimer at the end
does not help. I imagine that most people are not threatened by it.
But still, why bother saying it in the first place?
---David
Peace.
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