Well, there goes the entertainment............. Otis
Glen O'Neal wrote: > I have stayed completely quiet on this until now. But I feel compelled to > speak up. > > Look .... This should have all stopped with Brad's apology. We all know > that at one time or another we have probably said something that was out of > line. Brad, I did not like what you said. But I accepted your apology > believing that it was sincere and that was it. In the future let's let our > little slipups be dropped with a timely and sincere apology and be done with > it. > > Brad, Anthony, Bob and all the others that are still beating up this dead > horse. WE DON'T CARE. Take it offline, call each other, send telegrams or > carrier pigeons, whatever. But please leave all this clutter off the PDML. > We are all about photography and Pentax, not personal issues that cause > dissention and only serve the needs of those who are indulging themselves. > I, unlike some others read, almost every email so as not to miss some tidbit > of valuable information that might help make me a better photographer or > more knowledgeable about Pentax equipment. We shouldn't have to take our > valuable time to build filters and sort through email. Please just drop this > thread and let's get on with discussing photography. > > I have really enjoyed the PDML having just got back into it again after a > short hiatus and find it valuable to a budding semi-pro like myself. My > questions are answered thoughtfully and politely and my opinions are valued. > This is how things should be in my humble opinion. > > Glen O'Neal > > -----Original Message----- > From: Bob Blakely [mailto:Bob@;Blakely.com] > Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 2:50 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Want to play? > > Anthony, > > Your basically a good guy, but you've been darned abrasive to me before to. > > Regards, > Bob... > --------------------------------------------------- > "Beer is proof that God loves us > and wants us to be happy" > - Benjamin Franklin > > From: "Anthony Farr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Most of this exchange has been off-list. Thanks to William Robb it has > > returned. Please forward complaints to "William Robb" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Who's insulting whom now? > > > > FYI Accesscomm did inform me that they would pursue my complaint if our > list > > administrator forwarded the complaint (because the exchange originated > from > > list chat). I'm not gonna put that on Doug Brewer, because he's too busy > > with technical aspects of the list, and because it would conflict with his > > loyalties, ie. I can't expect that he would back me against you because of > > his hands off approach to list content, and because he doesn't know me > from > > Adam. OTOH, perhaps I should take it up with Doug. I'm being given > plenty > > of motive, and the evidence to make an irrefutable case. Just keep > pushing > > me, I'll be saving your messages, they make such good evidence. Not very > > clever of you. > > > > If anyone cares to know what the situation is just back up to William's > > message of Sun, 13 Oct 2002 08:56:39-0600 (extracted from the header). At > > any rate it's the message that ends, > > "I liked this list a lot more when it was about film and photography. I > > thought I had useful stuff to contribute back then." > > > > My responses occured about 9 hours afterwards, You the reader can judge > how > > awful they were (poor wounded William) ;-) > > > > 14 hours later I opened an email in my Inbox (not my PDML folder) to be > met > > with "%#&* you". > > > > The rest is history. It would be best if it stayed history. I did not > name > > William in the last message, and as so many of the list claim not to be > > interested in these matters that leaves only a few who know or care to > whom > > I referred. At least until William responded. > > > > Regards, > > Anthony Farr > > > > Forwarded message from <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> follows > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Hi Anthony, > > > > I had talked to our internet administration group about this, just to see > > where > > our policy is. You are correct in assuming that we do have a policy > against > > this kind of behaviour. But, according to what I have been told, I am to > > tell > > you to contact the administrator of the mailing list, and you are to > > pressure > > them to contact our abuse department through [EMAIL PROTECTED] . I hope > > that > > this does not stop you from continuing your efforts, but as I'm sure you > > understand, there is a procedure for everything and everyone, and if it is > > followed to the "T", things happen. > > > > Iann > > -- > > Internet Support Representative > > Access Communications Co-operative Limited. > > 2250 Park Street, Regina, SK S4N 7K7 > > Phone: 306.565.5357, Fax: 306.565.5395 > > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Thursday, 17 October 2002 10:52 PM > > Subject: Re: Want to play? > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Anthony Farr > > > Subject: Re: Want to play? > > > > > > > > > > > > > BTW Brad and I had a brief correspondence of 5 or 6 emails > > > recently, because > > > > he wanted to clarify some things I'd said on-list before he > > > reacted to them. > > > > I must say that it was a pleasant contrast to my other > > > exchanges recently > > > > where the correspondant could have saved us both a lot of > > > heatburn by first > > > > finding out what an on-list remark of mine meant before > > > telling me "%*!# > > > > you" in an off-list message :-( > > > > > > Listen up twit: > > > There was no way that post was meant as a compliment, and since > > > it was taken as an insult, there was a problem with your > > > concept. > > > Why don't you dry up and stop drooling about how Mr. Meanie told > > > you where to go? > > > > > > Oh yes, and stop telling me about how intellectually superior > > > you are in private posts. I don't believe it, and likely never > > > will. > > > > > > It would appear that my ISP figured it out, why can't you? > > > > > > You seem like a smart guy, you should be able to figure it out > > > too. Apply some of that superior intellect you claim to possess > > > > > > Regards > > > > > > William (still at [EMAIL PROTECTED]) Robb > > > > > > > > > >
