Matanya got a good chance to explain his case. Unfortunately, he entered in his own online journal his desire to have a bit of fun with the lute list, and he just kept repeating himself like a mad parrot. I fully support Wayne's decision: harassment in any form is harassment. Sometimes to save the barrel you need to get rid of the bad apple. There have been several instances of personal threats in Ophee's messages, and plenty of evidence of bullying tactics. Democracy is not the absence of rules, on the contrary it assumes the rule of respect for others. Ophee broke that rule knowingly and there should be consequences for that. Mind you, he can still rave and rant on the guitar forum, something he does on a daily basis, and if people like to hear his comment they can go there. This is the lute list however, and Ophee had nothing to say about the lute in this discussion, as he admitted himself. There is no censorship involved in Wayne's decision. Just common sense. Alain
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >In a message dated 8/26/2005 5:09:47 PM Pacific Daylight Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >Since you have made it clear that your main purpose in posting >to the lute mail list is to harass someone, I am taking measures >block your posts to this list. > > Wayne Cripps > Lute mail list manager > >Censorship is more offensive than offensive letters. > >Sincerely, > >James Edwards > >-- > >To get on or off this list see list information at >http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > > >
