On 9/19/07, Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>> B) Please do not post emails received off-list to the list without > >>>> the permission of the author. > >>>> > >>> I believe this is so basic that it transcends any list rules. > >>> But I would qualify: "do not post parts of private e-mails to the > >>> public without the consent of the author of those parts". > >> > >> Evidently not. I've had two of my private messages forwarded to the > >> list this week. > > > > You have a very precious view of communication. There is no breach of > > trust if there is no trust in the first place. I don't know you, I've > > never entered into personal correspondence with you, our only > > connection is as members of a public forum. You attempted to make a > > public conversation private so that you could insult me without anyone > > seeing. This is like being at a dinner party and waiting till I'm in > > the corridor on the way to the toilet to get your insult in. I'd have > > no problem relaying your remarks to the table. > > > > As for the fact two of your messages were forwarded to the list, > > well, just how naive did you have to be to send that second message? > > Oh, for Krum's sake, Martin. Take a pill.
I'm not sure what this means. I thought you wanted to discuss the ettiquette of online communication? Why do you have to repeatedly resort to these ad hominems? > If we are at a dinner party and I see you wiping your mouth on your > sleeve, it would be extraordinarily rude of me to announce to everyone > at the table, "Martin is wiping his mouth on his sleeve." > > If, instead, I chance to see you in the hallway and say in private, > "Wiping your mouth on your sleeve is uncouth.", then I do you a > courtesy. When I talked about the dinner party I was using an analogy. Did you understand that? Apparently, given the unrelated situation you describe above, you didn't. Besides which, if we were at a dinner party and you presumed to correct my manners I would not consider it a courtesy and would, in fact, tell you to mind your own fucking business. > A courtesy which I now see that you do not deserve. But then again, > extending courtesy to those who do not deserve it has a long and > distinguished history, and even has a name: grace. I'm both amused and baffled that you seem to think you have the moral high ground. What possible basis could you have for thinking so? Martin _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
