Hmmm,talk about personal attacks and innuendo... Well, if "due diligence" means googling the Barnett name, you are certainly correct that my husband has nothing to do with orchids. That's why I signed my own name, "Dot." It happens we share the same email address, so you can kindly leave him out of this. I don't mind that you consider me part of Leo's "mob" but you can quickly dismiss the notion that Leo "manipulated" me into posting. Being an American, I also know about freedom, and that's what I exercise whenever I post anything on this forum. Dot > My name was never hidden, Roger. You also know that if I wanted > to, I > could hide that domain registry behind a proxy. Mr Schordje began > the attack > in here, which you quickly joined, because he did indeed know who I > was when > he read my invitation, whereas I did not know who he was. I knew > only his > orchid-related activities and therefore innocently invited him to > publish in > my magazine. > > I don't know know if you are American, Roger, but there is an > important > principle at work here: the owner of this list is carrying liability > if he > allows attacks on identifying private information that the owner has > not > published here. That includes one's name. A name that is in a public > registry is still the private property of the person named. This is an > orchid discussion list, not a "business-name vs private name vs > online nic" > discussion list. > > Roger, it makes perfect sense for you to discuss my orchid-related > activities in here, but to choose to join this completely non-orchid > libelous assault launched by Leo Schordje and quickly joined by Mr & > Mrs > Barnett is not warranted. > > I did say I respond to people like Mr. Schordje appropriately. The > appropriate response is not to engage with his ignorant mob. > Intelligent > readers of this list do know exactly what you posted, Roger, and > they know > that I am perfectly within my rights to feel outraged at the libelous > innuendoes Mr. Schordje is in the habit of posting, which I did not > realize > until after he attacked me. Now readers of this list should feel > outraged > that you all are continuing this ignorant mob behavior, manipulated > by Leo > Schordje. > > Had I done "due diligence" on Mr. Schordje, I would never have > invited him > to submit an article to my orchid magazine. And I am very glad I did > "due > diligence" on the Barnetts. What I saw in both cases has nothing to > do with > orchids. And Mr. Schordje can certainly be assured he is off my > contact > list. _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) orchids@orchidguide.com http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
