Scott Price wrote:
> It starts with a web search.
> <snip>
> A martini glass
> will be raised, the ice cold elixir savored, with one simple thought: baby,
> this one's for you.
Good lord, man, I thought someone had died!
Phew, now that I realize that's not the case...
I'm very sorry to hear about Kakki's decision to leave. Her intelligence and
generosity have been obvious, both on and off the list, and she'll be missed,
a lot. And I hope she returns very soon.
It's such a drastic action to take that it makes me there must be something or
many things going on behind the scenes that us listers don't know about. I
find it hard to believe that the recent exchanges would, by themselves, cause
anyone to leave after years of being involved. It bothers me that the list is
being blamed for Kakki's decision, and if anyone wants to think back over the
posts of the past week or so, that perhaps certain people on the list are
considered responsible for her decision. I can't go for that one, Scott,
especially since Kakki herself has occasionally been tart-tongued for no
obvious reason. Call it her Irish spirit, which everyone on this list has,
yes? Flashes of anger have been spit out onto the list by almost everyone at
one time or another.
Anyway, whatever it is that's going on with Kakki, I wish her well. I find it
hard to believe that she would have major difficulties with jmdlers, but, if
so, I hope it can get sorted out somehow.
I agree with your plea, Scott, that we all consider carefully what we write,
and for the most part I think people on the list do. There's also the truth,
though, that people are as they are, and no amount of suggesting they change
their way of communicating will have much effect, so... ignore? delete? filter
it out? reassure someone you think may have been offended? Some tactic other
than demanding they (whoever they are) do things differently would be useful
in a diverse group of people such as this.
Just a few thoughts, FWIW...
All the best to you, my Joni-bros and sisters,
(and that includes you, Kakki, whether you're on the list or not)
Debra Shea
NPIMH: Richard Thompson, 1952 Vincent Black Lightening
