--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm so glad that this is getting straightened out. > I've been tossing about at night thinking about it.
Lurk: Think "Groundhog Day" > > --- jim_flanegin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > > <jstein@> > > wrote: > > > > > > Some here have expressed skepticism when I have > > > said that Barry is dishonest. > > > > > > Following is a clear-cut, utterly unambiguous > > > example (from #151367): > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, TurquoiseB > > <no_reply@> wrote: > > > <snip> > > > > Thirteen years ago, on another forum, someone > > > > else developed the same kind of twisted fixation > > > > on me, confusing me with all the things she > > hates > > > > in herself but cannot accept or recognize in > > > > herself. > > > > > > > > She has stalked me from forum to forum ever > > since > > > > > > Barry is, of course, referring to me. > > > > > > The first paragraph is Barry's *opinion*, even > > > though he states it as if it were established > > > fact. He's totally wrong, but he's entitled to > > > hold wrong opinions. > > > > > > The dishonesty is in the next line: > > > > > > > She has stalked me from forum to forum ever > > since > > > > > > This is a lie in the narrowest sense of the > > > term, in that Barry knows it isn't true. He > > > has repeated it many times here and elsewhere. > > > > > > Here are the facts, of which Barry is very > > > well aware: > > > > > > Barry and I have been on exactly three of the > > > same groups: alt.meditation.transcendental, > > > FairfieldLife, and Knapp's blog, TMFree. > > > > > > I encountered Barry for the first time on > > > alt.m.t, so obviously I couldn't have "stalked" > > > him there. > > > > > > I was a member of FairfieldLife before Barry > > > ever joined it. I didn't read it regularly > > > or post to it, however, until after Barry had > > > joined and *invited* everyone on alt.m.t to > > > participate in the discussions on FFL. > > > > > > "Stalking" can mean several different things. > > > One thing it does *not* mean is responding to > > > an invitation by the purported stalkee. > > > > > > And I was posting comments on TMFree shortly > > > after it went live, *well before* Barry had > > > posted anything there himself. If anything, > > > he stalked *me* there. > > > > > > Again, Barry is very well aware of all these > > > facts. His claim that I have been "stalking > > > him from forum to forum" is a deliberate lie. > > > > > > This is not an isolated example; it's not some > > > kind of aberration. It's very far from the only > > > lie he's told, here and on alt.m.t and TMFree > > > (and goodness knows where else that I'm not > > > aware of), about me, and about others. But as I > > > say, it's an unambiguous example, and it's > > > something anyone can verify for themselves. > > > > > > Finally, just as a bonus, note the phrasing > > > "ever since," following Barry's claim about > > > what had happened 13 years ago. In fact, for > > > 11 of those years, until 2005 when I started > > > posting to FFL, alt.m.t was the *only* forum > > > Barry and I were on together. > > > > > > "Ever since" is therefore deliberately > > > deceptive, making it sound as though the > > > purported "stalking" has been going on for > > > 13 years. It's a lie on top of a lie. > > > > > I think anyone who reads Barry's posts regularly is > > aware as he said > > that he writes to unwind, for fun, on the spur of > > the moment, not to > > debate his writings. More like a blog than items for > > further > > discussion, and that is the spirit in which to read > > them. Try to > > call him on his stuff and it'll just drive you nuts. > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Or go to: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > > and click 'Join This Group!' > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ _______________ > Looking for a deal? Find great prices on flights and hotels with Yahoo! FareChase. > http://farechase.yahoo.com/ >
