When I think back about gabe and his posts, I really don't remember
anything positive. I remember once we were having a discussion about
itunes, and he flew off the handle saying that blind people shouldn't
care about itunes and they should jus use the pirate music sites
instead to get their music. This is the clearest memory I have of
gabe, that and lots of fighting and people leaving. If this had all
just happened once I could see giving him another chance, but twice,
it doesn't seem likely things will change, especially since I've
witness this behavior on other lists as well.
Holly
On Apr 10, 2007, at 3:35 PM, Gordon Smith wrote:
I agree with this, absolutely. I have no ax to grind here, I just
speak as I find. His input and his previous behavior was, to me at
least, arrogant and often vindictive. And as you rightly point out,
this happened not just once but many times.
On 10 Apr 2007, at 20:43, Darcy Burnard wrote:
Hi all. I want to preface my comments by saying that I've never had
any personal dealings with Gabe. What I'm about to say is strictly
based on my observations of him on this list and other lists. That
being said, I think that Gabe returning to Mac Visionaries would be
a disaster. To my mind, the really important point of the whole
situation is that he has been removed from the list not once but
twice. Once you can kind of forgive, because we've all made
mistakes. But twice? It's also worth noting that while Gabe was on
the list, he was taken to task for his conduct on several
occasions. Each time he appologized, but almost immediately he
proceeded to do the same things again.
As for his knowledge of the Mac, e never struck me as possessing
anymore than many of the other people here, and those people at
least display a level of politeness.
Finally, I want to say that while Gabe was here in the past, his
behavior caused many good people to leave the list. Many of them
have subsequently returned, but some of them have not. I'd hate to
see that happen again. In my opinion, what knowledge he may or may
not have, just isn't worth it.
Darcy
