Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-16 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:43 PM 6/15/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: --- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 01:08 PM 6/15/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: You still don't get that form jeroen (and other's) perspecitve what was done to him did appear to be abusive. [Ronn!:] Did you read the copies of his

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-16 Thread Ray Ludenia
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: The current spate of multiple copies of multiple messages to the private accounts of everyone on the list started after _one_ mention of Jeroen in a list message. Is it realistic to expect that no one will ever mention his name again, even in a neutral or even

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-16 Thread Ray Ludenia
Ray Ludenia wrote: Suggestion to Nick: Set up a filter that automatically rejects any message with that particular keyword in it. Duh.. I mean any message to the list, not to Nick personally. Probably reduce list traffic by half, but would remove an awful lot of aggravation as new people

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-16 Thread Erik Reuter
On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 10:26:56PM +1000, Ray Ludenia wrote: Suggestion to Nick: Set up a filter that automatically rejects any message with that particular keyword in it. Probably reduce list traffic by half, Nick, I am against this. We shouldn't restrict what people can say in their

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-16 Thread Ray Ludenia
Erik Reuter wrote: On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 10:26:56PM +1000, Ray Ludenia wrote: Suggestion to Nick: Set up a filter that automatically rejects any message with that particular keyword in it. Probably reduce list traffic by half, Nick, I am against this. Me too! Regards, Ray.

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Jan Coffey
I could have responded to any number of posts but I am responding directly to this one becouse it is the easiest to include everything I wish to say. I would like to note here that I strongly disagree with JvB's ideas and opinions on almost every political topic and many other topics as well,

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
Jan wrote: You still don't get that form jeroen (and other's) perspecitve what was done to him did appear to be abusive. Can you not step outside your norms, outside your own feelings and history? Can you not stretch to view anothers perspecitve? Maybe that skill is something you learn when

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:08 PM 6/15/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: You still don't get that form jeroen (and other's) perspecitve what was done to him did appear to be abusive. Did you read the copies of his messages I sent you off-list? Do I need to send you copies of the rest of the messages he sent to the list

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Jan Coffey
--- Ronn!Blankenship [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: At 01:08 PM 6/15/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: You still don't get that form jeroen (and other's) perspecitve what was done to him did appear to be abusive. Did you read the copies of his messages I sent you off-list? Do I need to send you

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 03:43:13PM -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: How far down does one have to go, before you let them starT to climb back up? He CAN climb back up. You are not listening, Jan. I posted one way he can do it (others agreed or mentioned similar ways he could show that he made an

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB) While every person must be responsible for their own actions, and while

RE: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Gary Nunn
Jan wrote Can we all just agree to his proposal and end this thing? Erik replied No. For the last time, Jan, his proposal amounts to blackmail. I and others have explained this. YOU, Jan, are making this worse by encouraging his behavior. Since you are so fond of

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 10:57:52PM -0400, Gary Nunn wrote: Erik, you also accused me of making the situation worse by encouraging his (Jeroen's) behavior. I may not be the most intelligent person on this list, but I fail to see how giving someone the benefit of the doubt is encouraging bad

RE: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Gary Nunn
Erik wrote It seems you are a sucker for whining. You are being naive. That's all I'm going to say to you about this. Erik, you are clearly an intelligent person and I have always enjoyed reading your posts - even when you are being abrasive, so please know that this next comment was

RE: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Nick Arnett
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Gary Nunn ... He made a peace offering. Regardless of how he worded it, it is a peace offering none the less. He specifically said that he was not making threats, but merely having insight into what will