Dear Kirsti,
End of this dicussion in my part.
Nothing bothers me. But I do have one very general comment:
In any discussion of any subject of any kind, avoid using
the word 'you'. It always diverts attention away from the
subject and toward the person being addressed.
John
I agree with off-list comments to Gary that the post was inappropriate, and
I believe Gary acted appropriately. In my view, the post aiming to chastise
John was directly inflammatory and counter-productive to the purpose of the
list.
-- Franklin
On Jun 20, 2017 5:08 PM, "Jerry Rhee"
Dear list:
I appreciate Gary and list-moderators' earnest willfulness to maintain
Ransdell’s original intention. It can be viewed as a thankless but
beautiful responsibility.
With respect to kirsti’s comment:
"This time, John, I have to say: Wrong, wrong, wrong, You just don't know
what
Gary, list,
First: I did not feel offended, I felt surprised. The expertice and
authority of John F. Sowa were so clear to me that I could not think of
anyone,least John, to take any offence in my stating my view so bluntly.
- Which I apologized.
After the suprise I do feel offended. I was
Kirsti, list,
As list moderator and co-manager I try to follow what I consider to be the
exemplary notions expressed by the founder and first manager and moderator
of peirce-l, Joseph Ransdell, concerning what he considered to be best
practices on the list. I may not always be as successful as
Dear John,
I sincerely apologize for any negative feelings my latest mail addressed
to you may have caused.
I have been reprimanded by list managers that my tenor and tone are not
tolerated. In a democratic list, so I am told.
There have been three complaints. Off-list. So I'm told.
My
