I would just like to go on record as saying that I never intended to give the impression that I was second-guessing Les or ever questioning his decision. Since I consider Marcel a friend, I felt an obligation as a friend to share what I know and feel as a kind of balance to all the negative things said about him.
My experience of Marcel was positive. It seems that other people had very different experiences with him. I agree with Debra that he should have stopped posting to her (and any other people) privately if she (they) requested that he stop. I think it is wrong under all circumstances to be verbally abusive to anyone and someone who does that should probably be reprimanded in some way. I don't pay attention to the petty wars, so I didn't take the time to read the argumentative things from Sept. 10, 11, and 12, or even anything before then when people were arguing or fighting, and frankly I don't have the time or energy to go back and wade through all of that stuff again. And I don't think that it's necessary in order to convince me that Les made the right decision. I don't know what the right decision is. It's not my list. I don't know all the facts. I'm sure all of the affected people have communicated privately with Les. I respect Les greatly and if I really felt sure he had made a mistake and wanted to try to convince him to change his mind, I would write to him privately. I liked what Yael had to say. I think it would be possible to rehabilitate Marcel's posting behavior, but I really doubt if he even wants to come back at this point, so it's probably a waste of energy to even contemplate how he might return. Marian [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.jmdl.com/guitar/marian/guitar.htm
