I totally agree with all these sentiments. Stevan was absolutely right to refuse to post Zinath Rimana's defamatory message and having had dealings with Richard Poynder over many years, I can confirm that he is the most ethical and responsible journalist I have ever come across.
Charles Professor Charles Oppenheim Head Department of Information Science Loughborough University Loughborough Leics LE11 3TU Tel 01509-223065 Fax 01509 223053 e mail [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: American Scientist Open Access Forum [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Bill Hooker Sent: 04 October 2008 06:57 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: RE: Jean-Claude Guédon is wrong, and so is Zinath Rehana I, too, will conserve bandwidth by simply agreeing with Alma Swan in every particular in re: Zinath Rehana's offensive post, Stevan Harnad's laudable decision not to post same, and Richard Poynder's consummate professionalism. Bill Hooker www.sennoma.net
