--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@...> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > You don't see any problem with falsely accusing someone > > of sending you insulting private email and of not being > > who they say they are. OK. As I've said so often, you > > and I have very different ethical standards. > > It was a confusing situation as it unfolded Judy. You are > taking the worst possible spin on Barry as usual and missing > the jokes in his email to whoever it was who was writing to > him. Being offended by this is such a lame choice IMO.
Oh, that's hilarious, Curtis. This all happened because *Barry* put the worst possible spin on the email he got from Dan. When I read Barry's initial post, the possibility that Dan had been using his wife's account was the very first thing that occurred to me. Then Dan explained that he had sent what he wrote to FFL as a public post, and Barry accused him of lying (#267628): "An email is never generated unless you purposefully select an email address from the To: dropdown. I assume that you did this, whether intentionally or not, but now don't want to admit it." It wasn't until blusc0ut and Alex confirmed that the default behavior of Yahoo software in this situation was a private email that Barry finally had to back down. And I didn't miss the "jokes." Because he assumed the worst of Dan, he sent a joke that he *intended* to be offensive to Dan's wife. > > I do have to retract one thing I said: Barry *did* > > apologize, via FFL, to Dan's wife once he was forced > > to acknowledge his errors. He never apologized to Dan. > > So when the smoke cleared he realized it really was a > person, a female person and he apologized. He assumed *Dan* was the "female person" in question, that Dan was a woman pretending to be a man. That was the point of the "Myra Breckinridge" bit. > It took a while to sort out but he came out decently > in the end. Again: The only reason it took awhile to sort out was that Barry had assumed the worst of Dan, instead of figuring the obvious, that there had been some sort of mix-up because Dan had used his wife's account. > I am not a fan of faux outrage myself so I guess he had > his reasons for not believing Dan needed and apology. Right. Nobody needs to apologize for making false accusations in public. Again, you and I have very different sets of ethics. > > > > > You *do* understand the mistakes Barry made, right? > > Or did you somehow miss those too? > > It was a confusing situation. It was not clear cut and it was not as Dan > depicted. I got into this mess on false pretenses and now, although I > appreciate your time to show me the details, I am done with this. > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jstein@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Dan's description above oversimplifies it> > > > > > > > > > > From what I've read I think the correct word is misrepresented, > > > > > not simplified. Barry didn't "get a hold of his wife's email" > > > > > and go after her. > > > > > > > > > > I call bullshit. > > > > > > > > Curtis, we know you feel compelled to defend Barry no > > > > matter how atrocious his behavior. I suspect others > > > > reading about that disgraceful episode will not be > > > > so compelled. > > > > > > That is not a fair assessment. I looked at the posts and > > > saw no evidence for the claim that he got a hold of her > > > email and went after her. > > > > ----- > > Dear Myra, > > > > I am a little confused by your email. For one thing, Dan > > was not one of the four people whose posts I said I no > > longer bother to read on Fairfield Life. In fact, I > > specifically mentioned in the post you are replying to > > that I read Dan's posts (as well as Nabby's) because > > I find insanity entertaining. > > > > Second, and more puzzling, I cannot help but wonder why > > you would sign your post "Dan" when it appears to come > > from "myra k" or "myrabetty @ yahoo.com". Are you perhaps > > related to this Myra? > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pX6BM-myPqY > > > > Yours in anonymity, > > > > Barry Wright > > TurquoiseB @ yahoo.com > > ----- > > > > #267584 > > > > The YouTube link is to the trailer for "Myra Breckenridge." > > You know the general plot outline, right? > > > > > > Regardless of how Barry got Dan's wife's email address, > > > > > > This phrase reveals your own unfriendly bias towards him. > > > You know exactly how he "got it". It was sent to him from > > > her account by mistake by Dan. > > > > Yes, as I just noted in a post to Dan. That's the "minor > > mistake" I went on to refer to. > > > > > > Barry gratuitously sent her an unpleasant email and > > > > proceeded to make a bunch of false, inflammatory > > > > accusations about Dan on FFL, all based on his careless > > > > misreading of what had actually taken place and his > > > > habitual vicious animus against TMers. > > > > > > I didn't read anything that supports this. > > > > You don't see any problem with falsely accusing someone > > of sending you insulting private email and of not being > > who they say they are. OK. As I've said so often, you > > and I have very different ethical standards. > > > > I do have to retract one thing I said: Barry *did* > > apologize, via FFL, to Dan's wife once he was forced > > to acknowledge his errors. He never apologized to Dan. > > > > You *do* understand the mistakes Barry made, right? > > Or did you somehow miss those too? > > > > > > > > > > > > But again your own bias is clear from this spin. > > > > > > Anyway I appreciate your taking the time to post the links so I could > > > make my own determination. If you want to point out a damming section > > > that I missed I will be happy to read it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "curtisdeltablues" > > > > > > <curtisdeltablues@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "danfriedman2002" > > > > > > > <danfriedman2002@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quite understandable. A member of FFL got a hold of my > > > > > > > > spouse´s email address and sent a distastful email to > > > > > > > > her. I believe that spouses and children are offbounds. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Did this really happen Dan? If so I vote for a group stoning. > > > > > > > There must be an app for that. Seriously, out the bastard. > > > > > > > That is totally uncool. > > > > > > > > > > > > It was Barry, back in January, and it's all on the record in > > > > > > the FFL archives, starting with post #267583, the thread > > > > > > titled (by Barry) "Latest hilarious update on the "danfriedman" > > > > > > debacle." > > > > > > > > > > > > Dan's description above oversimplifies it, but it was one > > > > > > of the uglier episodes here for which Barry was responsible. > > > > > > Dan made a minor mistake, Barry blew it *way* out of proportion > > > > > > based on several much bigger mistakes *he* made. He was finally > > > > > > forced to acknowledge his errors, but he never apologized to > > > > > > Dan (or his wife). > > > > > > > > > > > > Par for the course with Barry.
