Steven quotes the following report: > > One of Frank's accomplices, Mike Devour, a self-proclaimed > > libertarian and owner of the Silver List, promptly banned Stuart from > > further participation on the forum for life.
Indi writes: > That's rather discouraging, if true. <LOL!> It was going on 7 years ago, right? I barely remember the episode, but the report as written has all the hallmarks of one who lost their argument because of their own inability to behave in a civilized fashion. I only rarely ban anyone, and I've never been an accomplice to Frank or anybody else I can think of. But, if you persist in making personal attacks against another member, particularly as an advocate for a commercial interest, you will be warned, repeatedly, and banned if you do not restrain yourself! Stuart was one of those rare cases. The rules of the list are quite specific: ----- Begin excerpt ----- Courtesy Always I expect civil, courteous, and considerate behavior at all times and in all discussions, regardless of topic. Aggressive behavior is not allowed. Attacks, ridicule or insults against the person, ideas, education, beliefs, or opinions of any other list member are not acceptable behavior. No Commercial Activity This is a non-commercial forum. No vendor may participate except as a private individual. No promotion of any kind is permitted without my prior, explicit approval of each occurrence. No vendor or representative may promote a particular product or malign any other. ----- End excerpt ----- See: http://www.silverlist.org As I recall, Stuart couldn't resist accusing Frank of being a scammer and otherwise maligning someone who was clearly a commercial competitor. It takes some additional diplomacy and restraint to participate in the Silver List as a vendor, characteristics sadly lacking in the fellow. I also don't recall deleting anything from the archives, so the author of that report may be misconstruing the eventual death of the archives as an action taken against them personally, when indeed it was totally unrelated. Hmmm... might be worth a trip back in my mail files. <grin> Be well, Mike D. [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] [mdev...@eskimo.com ] [Speaking only for myself... ] -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com>
