Drawing on my fine command of language, I say nothing.
> On Feb 15, 2014, at 4:46 PM, Greg McKenzie <[email protected]> wrote: > > Folks, > > Well, I think I have an answer to my question. > > I have experienced this kind of thing before and it seems obvious where it > is going. It is also becoming clearer to me where it comes from. > > I am saddened by this turn of events. The truth is that it is too > stressful to attempt to continue in this environment. I have enjoyed the > discussions with many of you and I will miss hearing your ideas. If you do > wish to contact me directly please do so. I would love to hear from you. > And I would be happy to answer any questions you may have. > > And if you would like to talk about the future of contra dance calling in > another forum please do contact me. Perhaps we can come up with a way to > do that. There is much, much to discuss. > > My best wishes to all of you. > > Greg McKenzie > [email protected] > > 1435 Myrtle Ave. > Coos Bay, OR 97420 > (831) 325-7627 > > >> On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 12:58 PM, Rickey Holt <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Greg, >> I am afraid I fine it ironic at the very least, for you to call for a more >> civil discourse. Your tone has been so denigrating and disrespectful of >> others for so long that I too have been ignoring your posts pretty >> regularly. That is easy enough. But when I read that a caller as well >> established as Martha Wild has not posted for a long time because of the >> treatment she received from you on this list, I am much more worried. Far >> from encouraging an open exchange this is evidence that you have stifled >> it. >> As I remember it, folks posting here have tried to point this out to you >> several times in the past. >> Moderators, >> I propose that Greg not be allowed to post here for perhaps a month. I do >> not take such a step lightly and rather than suppressing free speech, this >> would encourge it. >> Rickey Holt >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg McKenzie >> Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 3:28 PM >> To: Caller's discussion list >> Subject: Re: [Callers] A Call For Civility >> >> Lindsay wrote: >> >>> Well, you might want to walk this one back, then: >>> >>>>> "The dancers in your video look like a competent group of regulars >>>>> who >>> are >>>>> able to adapt to poorly-structured calls quickly and graciously. >>>>> I'm >>> sure >>>>> they have a lot of practice at it. I find it very productive to be >>>>> more diligent in my own calling." >> >> Alright. I only watched part of the first video. I didn't really note who >> the caller was. And I certainly didn't mention any caller. (The names of >> the callers were inserted into my post by a subsequent poster. I never >> mentioned them.) I was trying to make the point that this was a group of >> regular contra dancers, with few, if any, first-timers in the crowd. Since >> there are no callers I know of who use structured calls regularly it is a >> sure bet that these folks have had lots of experience interpreting >> unstructured calls. >> >> I seldom call for such experienced groups. Consequently I use structured >> calls more than most callers do to maintain the confidence of newcomers. I >> should have been more clear in my post, and I should have anticipated that >> some folks might take it personally. I'm sorry about that. As a policy I >> try to avoid taking anything posted here personally unless it has my name >> on >> it. >> >> - Greg McKenzie >> West Coast, USA >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Callers mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers > _______________________________________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
