Re: [Winona] Wal-Mart

[Kathy Seifert]

Yes, Spencer, it certainly appears to be one.  I also notice that Gerry Krage's response stating he "missed" those meetings could be construed to be a confirmation that such meetings actually took place.  Neither message seeks to discern fact from fiction.  I invite both parties to clarify the facts as the discussion unfolds.   You'll notice that in spite of the content, the messages have been posted to WOD.  I'm not sure of his intent, but Dean's message seems to imply that posts are somehow screened before being sent to the list.  This is not true.  The moderators do not "censor" subscribers' messages.  Our role is to promote a healthy dialogue and we do that by posting messages such as this one to the entire list or sometimes to individuals privately.  We also may choose to drop an individual from the list, but only as a last resort.   I hope this helps to clarify the facts regarding the process of moderating the discussion.  We can all have a better understanding of issues if we sort out facts from opinions and values.  We are free to have and state our opinions, but it seems essential to be discerning when writing and reading our messages.  I think this helps achieve our goal of "civil discourse."   Kathy Seifert WOD Co-Moderator     ----- Original Message ----- From: Spencer Madsen To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 4:43 PM Subject: Re: [Winona] Wal-Mart [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (snip) Further, if Wal-mart is so innocent in this matter why were the feds investigating their corporate offices? I trust other members of the WOD are not so quick to assume that if a party is being investigated then said party MUST be guilty of something.   [I would make a reference here to the back-room deals our City Council no doubt cut with Wal-Mart recently, but if I did it would probably not be posted on WOD.] Isn't that a reference right there? -Spencer Madsen