Re: The State of the List

[colin]

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Colin, you said the flavour changed after September 11.   I did an 
archive search and saw that just before September 11, the list was in 
uproar because someone received what they took to be a rude private 
email from a jmdl-er. This person posted it to the list, and people 
took sides and started sending each other offensive emails. The 
argument even went on through September 11 and beyond (which I find 
incredible) with the person perceived to have been rude being kicked 
off the list, and even his friends being attacked for being his 
friends. So this kind of thing precedes September 11 unfortunately.

Sarah-there is so much more to the 'uproar' you read only a small bit 
of. The situation you speak of was much more serious than that. It is 
not a good idea to bring it up again especially when one does not 
undertsand what went on. people do not get thrown off for being rude. if 
that was the case, many of us would not be here! Many of us have been 
rude, either deliberately or inadvertantly. As far as I know, only three 
people have been asked to leave. One is back. One because they had a 
problem and posted unintelligble posts and is not back. The other for 
stuff I am sure none of us want brought up again.