On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 11:38 AM, Florence Devouard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
> Nathan wrote: > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 8:49 AM, Anthony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> What are you saying here? Do you think free speech is promoted by > telling > >> people "no" when they ask if they can use your trademark, but then not > >> doing > >> anything when someone uses it without asking? > >> > >> Is that something they taught you in law school, or did you learn it on > >> your > >> own? > >> > >> Anthony > >> _______________________________________________ > >> foundation-l mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > >> > > > > > > Anthony, you can probably ask a question or express your disagreement > > without being disparaging, right? I know sometimes you choose not to when > > being critical of the organization, but it would probably improve the > > chances that Foundation staffers like Mike take your points seriously. > > > > Nathan > > > > This said, Anthony has a point. > > Ant Well, like I said, my purpose wasn't to make a point, but to ask questions. I've learned better than to try to make points in this particular e-mail forum. I really don't understand what Mike was trying to say. My second question was designed to express what precisely it was about his statement that I didn't understand. And my third question, which I suppose was the one considered "disparaging", was somewhat pre-emptive. Mike has a tendency to answer questions of this sort with an appeal to his status as a famous lawyer, and therefore as someone whose statements are (in his mind) beyond question by us little people. So I wanted to clarify in advance which parts of his statement he thought could be understood (and not just accepted without question) by those of us who decided not to go to law school. _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
