edgar..get real...no one ever attacked you personally..william is defending you for what purpose?...
was he part of the discussion on zen and reality.. if memory serves me correct he did not open his beak.. so why oh why is he now hopping in and making such a huge claim that he must now support you and attack joe?... the mind boggles william merle Hi William, Thanks for the kind comments. Nice to know at least someone here sees something of value in my posts... Best, Edgar On May 13, 2013, at 4:15 PM, William Rintala wrote: > > >And yet the attacks on Edgar are unremitting. Just what does a non native >English speaking contributor mean by the phrase "...I am also another nut like >you all.". > >Frankly Joe that phrase ranks very low on my scale of insults. And yes I feel >that I can safely say that no one here could possibly take that as a >condemnation. As to your other statement "It's the general atmosphere I'm >concerned to keep from becoming poisonous, and frivolous." My God man, have >you really been paying attention? 90% of what is said here is frivolity and >as for poisonous we've had several discussions over the past month that are >beyond poisonous and were downright vitriolic. So no, I won't shut up >regardless of what heavy handedness you apply. When I see people here >treating Edgar with the respect that he deserves or I see you calling for >moderator intervention on his behalf then I'll be more inclined to support you >on softening our rhetoric. > >Will I am. > > > > >________________________________ > From: Joe <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Mon, May 13, 2013 2:58:17 PM >Subject: [Zen] Re: "if you meet the buddha kill the buddha" > > >William, > >Nope, not joking. > >No one here is a "nut", nor deserves to be called so. > >That's a direct violation of The Prime Directive, err-r, Terms of Service. > >I feel it's good to keep such proprieties in the foreground, because it makes >for a congenial Forum, which welcomes, and does not repel, newcomers, who >expect better, and deserve it. > >And, hey, it's not for you to make decisions about what "egos" can withstand, >is it, William? So, PLS. leave aside any and all "shoulds". With TNX! > >It's the general atmosphere I'm concerned to keep from becoming poisonous, and >frivolous. I think that benefits all, egos and otherwise. > >So, take it under consideration and advisement, All. And Moderators! > >--Joe > >> William Rintala <brintala@...> wrote: >> >> I'm not following you here Joe. Are you joking? I see Suresh's comments as >> being strongly stated and maybe a bit blunt but no one here should have an ego so sensitive as to take any real offense. > > > >
