Quite correct and prudent...and judicious as always, Mike!  If handled
disputatiously, this controversy could endanger the freedom and even the
existence of this forum.

--Russ

On Sat, 2 Dec 2000 17:38:54 +0000 "M. G. Devour" <[email protected]>
writes:
> To James, Russ, Barb, and any others who are inclined to try to
> convince Rosemary Jacobs of the virtues of CS... 
> 
> Please don't use the silver-list, or material from the silver list, 
> for
> that purpose.
> 
> My aim has been to provide people interested in colloidal silver 
> with a 
> congenial place to discuss it, free from the spam, virulent 
> debunking, 
> and widespread hucksterism that dominates unregulated forums. 
> 
> Challenging Ms. Jacobs to duke it out will unnecessarily provoke
> hostilities -- that will inconvenience the members of our list and
> that I will have to deal with. 
> 
> I'm sure that we can count on Rosemary Jacobs to reveal the dangers 
> of
> colloidal silver, if and when they can be proved. In that way she 
> can 
> provide useful information that we should continue to monitor.
> 
> As long as we are able -- and free -- to explain our reasons for not 
> 
> accepting her specific claims and let people judge for themselves, 
> we 
> should continue to do so, quietly and with respect.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> Be well,
> 
> Mike Devour
> silver-list owner
> 
> [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian]
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> [Speaking only for myself...               ]
> 
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