On Fri, 17 Sep 1999, Message UK wrote:
> >First, "occasionally" is a vague term, and second, not everyone
> >would agree with you on this.
>
> Speak for yourself. I agree.
Funny, I'm not the one trying to speak for others.
[ ... ]
> >Only one side of the situation has
> >been presented (Adam Smith's, the accuser), and not in very much
> >detail (not that I think more should be posted to the list).
>
> Adam didn't ask for us to side with him. I did so because I felt
> like he deserved support. He in fact simply asked for help where to
> complain. Any official body taking up the complaint would ask for
> copies of the personal emails as evidence, presumably, and judge for
> themselves.
>
>
> >But really, I think this situation should not be played out on the
> >list.
>
> Abuse by list members is on-topic. Like membership of any club,
> there will be debates about rude members, those who don't follow
> rules etc!
Um, we don't *know* that there was abuse. You seem to be assuming
that there was (which unfortunately most of the responders seem to
have done). Which means you are doing the judging. But just above
you said that it would be up to some official body to do that. You're
not being consistent.
Milt Epstein
Research Programmer
Software/Systems Development Group
Computing and Communications Services Office (CCSO)
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
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