Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-17 Thread Jan Coffey
--- Reggie Bautista <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Doug wrote: > >So, I ask again, what are the objections to making the Yahoo archive > >private? > > I know a few people who lurk by reading the Yahoo archive. > All the lists I am on are yahoo friendly, but I can't seem to get this one to work a

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-17 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:52 PM 6/17/03 -0500, Reggie Bautista wrote: Doug wrote: So, I ask again, what are the objections to making the Yahoo archive private? I know a few people who lurk by reading the Yahoo archive. And in the words of the Zen hot dog vendor: "Change must come from within." -- Ronn! :) God b

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-17 Thread Reggie Bautista
Doug wrote: So, I ask again, what are the objections to making the Yahoo archive private? I know a few people who lurk by reading the Yahoo archive. Reggie Bautista _ Add photos to your messages with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. htt

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-16 Thread Ray Ludenia
Erik Reuter wrote: > On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 10:26:56PM +1000, Ray Ludenia wrote: > >> Suggestion to Nick: Set up a filter that automatically rejects any >> message with that particular keyword in it. Probably reduce list >> traffic by half, > > Nick, I am against this. Me too! Regards, Ray.

RE: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-16 Thread Nick Arnett
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Erik Reuter > Sent: Monday, June 16, 2003 6:20 AM > To: Killer Bs Discussion > Subject: Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB) > > > On Mon, Jun 16, 20

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-16 Thread Erik Reuter
On Mon, Jun 16, 2003 at 10:26:56PM +1000, Ray Ludenia wrote: > Suggestion to Nick: Set up a filter that automatically rejects any > message with that particular keyword in it. Probably reduce list > traffic by half, Nick, I am against this. We shouldn't restrict what people can say in their messa

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-16 Thread Ray Ludenia
Ray Ludenia wrote: > Suggestion to Nick: Set up a filter that automatically rejects any message > with that particular keyword in it. Duh.. I mean any message to the list, not to Nick personally. > Probably reduce list traffic by half, > but would remove an awful lot of aggravation as new peopl

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-16 Thread Ray Ludenia
Ronn!Blankenship wrote: > The current spate of multiple copies of multiple messages to the private > accounts of everyone on the list started after _one_ mention of Jeroen in a > list message. Is it realistic to expect that no one will ever mention his > name again, even in a neutral or even posi

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-16 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:43 PM 6/15/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: --- Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 01:08 PM 6/15/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: > > >You still don't get that form jeroen (and other's) perspecitve what was > >done to him did appear to be abusive. [Ronn!:] > Did you read the copies of h

RE: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Nick Arnett
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Gary Nunn ... > He made a peace offering. Regardless of how he worded it, it is a peace > offering none the less. He specifically said that he was not making > threats, but merely having insight into what

RE: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Gary Nunn
Erik wrote > It seems you are a sucker for whining. > You are being naive. > That's all I'm going to say to you about this. Erik, you are clearly an intelligent person and I have always enjoyed reading your posts - even when you are being abrasive, so please know that this next comment was

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 10:57:52PM -0400, Gary Nunn wrote: > Erik, you also accused me of making the situation worse by encouraging > his (Jeroen's) behavior. I may not be the most intelligent person > on this list, but I fail to see how giving someone the benefit of > the doubt is encouraging bad

RE: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Gary Nunn
Jan wrote > > Can we all just agree to his proposal and end this thing? Erik replied > No. For the last time, Jan, his proposal amounts to > blackmail. I and others have explained this. YOU, Jan, are > making this worse by encouraging his behavior. Since you are > so fond of extrapol

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Jan Coffey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 5:43 PM Subject: Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB) > While every person must be responsible

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 03:43:13PM -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: > How far down does one have to go, before you let them starT to climb > back up? He CAN "climb back up". You are not listening, Jan. I posted one way he can do it (others agreed or mentioned similar ways he could show that he made an ef

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Jan Coffey
--- Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 01:08 PM 6/15/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: > > >You still don't get that form jeroen (and other's) perspecitve what was > done > >to him did appear to be abusive. > > > Did you read the copies of his messages I sent you off-list? Do I need to

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 03:22:08PM -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: > You can see how some people would find offensive what other do to be > curtious. Can you not extrapolate from that point? Can you not see that encouraging threats and harrassment is a bad policy? I'm not sure why you assume you are th

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Deborah Harrell
I haven't commented on-list about this latest incident because I truly don't like confrontation, and I usually try to avoid what I think might escalate tensions as well. I don't like having expletives SHOUTED at me, or threats, especially when I've done nothing to deserve such treatment; I made s

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Jan Coffey
--- Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jan, > > All I can say is: uh. You are right that we live in separate worlds. > Almost every sentence you wrote is from a different reality than I live > in. Nick was perfectly right and reasonable in everything he wrote. That's kind of the point.

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:08 PM 6/15/03 -0700, Jan Coffey wrote: You still don't get that form jeroen (and other's) perspecitve what was done to him did appear to be abusive. Did you read the copies of his messages I sent you off-list? Do I need to send you copies of the rest of the messages he sent to the list i

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
Jan, All I can say is: uh. You are right that we live in separate worlds. Almost every sentence you wrote is from a different reality than I live in. Nick was perfectly right and reasonable in everything he wrote. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/ ___

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
Jan wrote: > You still don't get that form jeroen (and other's) perspecitve what was done > to him did appear to be abusive. Can you not step outside your norms, outside > your own feelings and history? Can you not stretch to view anothers > perspecitve? Maybe that skill is something you learn when

Re: Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Jan Coffey
I could have responded to any number of posts but I am responding directly to this one becouse it is the easiest to include everything I wish to say. I would like to note here that I strongly disagree with JvB's ideas and opinions on almost every political topic and many other topics as well, and

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Doug Pensinger
Erik: When I've wanted to search various mailing list archives, I've found it extremely annoying when the archive is private. I don't like it. Besides, there is more than the Yahoo archive to consider (mail archive, which cannot be private). and Nick wrote: It wouldn't help. The list is fundamen

RE: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Nick Arnett
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Doug Pensinger ... >I just don't believe > > he'll stay away from the list like he says he will. As long as he has > > access to the archives on Yahoo... I believe that he has the > will to stay > >

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 10:31:47AM -0700, Doug Pensinger wrote: > So, I ask again, what are the objections to making the Yahoo archive > private? When I've wanted to search various mailing list archives, I've found it extremely annoying when the archive is private. I don't like it. Besides, ther

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Doug Pensinger
Michael Harney wrote: I just don't believe he'll stay away from the list like he says he will. As long as he has access to the archives on Yahoo... I believe that he has the will to stay away if he wanted to, but I don't see him wanting to, especially as he makes another plee to be let back on-

Interpreting language (was RE: A friendly request JVB)

2003-06-15 Thread Nick Arnett
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Jan Coffey ... > I believe Jeroen to be sincere, and I would like to add my own caution. Sincerity is not the only issue in a situation like this. I don't think a community is obligated to tolerate some

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
By the way, Gary, I have read your messages and I am quite disappointed at the attitudes shown. You are making things worse. Don't encourage harrassment by making concessions to it. Don't interpret demands and veiled threats as goodwill. Please? -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http:/

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 11:19:46AM -0400, Gary Nunn wrote: > We could certainly pick apart his words and interpret them in many > different ways, As you apparently do. > but lets view this recent development as a potentially positive and > good thing instead. I rather prefer reality, myself. Wh

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Michael Harney
From: "Jan Coffey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I don't know that I trust him to live up to his end. As long as he has access to the list archives, I don't trust him to truly leave the list alone. I am fine with the suggestion. The way I see it, the list was already living up to that until he rang b

RE: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Gary Nunn
> On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 10:33:57AM -0400, Erik Reuter wrote: > > > We must have read different messages. What I read was, "do > what I want > > you to do, or else [despite the fact that I have > consistently refused > > reasonable requests from numerous others to stop my own > various poor

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 10:33:57AM -0400, Erik Reuter wrote: > We must have read different messages. What I read was, "do what I want > you to do, or else [despite the fact that I have consistently refused > reasonable requests from numerous others to stop my own various > poor behaviors], and if

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 10:15:12AM -0400, Gary Nunn wrote: > I have read the replies to this email, and I am a bit disappointed at > the attitudes shown - justified or not. > > This seems to be a sincere and reasonable suggestion, so my personal > reply is simply. "yes, please". > > Does it re

RE: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Gary Nunn
Jeroen wrote. > I recommend that you accept this offer -- otherwise things > can and probably > will only escalate even further (no, that's not a threat, > that's insight > into how conflicts can escalate) and nobody stands to gain > anything from > that. Don't demand apologies; this is

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Jun 15, 2003 at 04:06:19AM -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: > Let him take down the page and _permanently_ stop harassing us and > I'll never mention his name anywhere, ever again. Well said, Jon. The statement quoted above goes for me, too. -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://w

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-15 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: Jan Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: A friendly request JVB Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2003 19:50:42 -0700 (PDT) Before you go and trash this message, I would request that you read i

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-14 Thread David Hobby
Jan Coffey wrote: Fine, an occasional forward is not a problem, at least in my opinion. > --- > I'll leave you alone if you leave me alone. This means that you will > cease complaining to any and all companies I do business with (ISP's, hosting > compan

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-14 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
Kevin wrote: > So because his name was mentioned, he has to start spamming people NOT on > his normal mailing list. > > Yep, he's right, it's all our fault. > > Kevin T. - VRWC > Spare me. I'm in agreement - the spamming wasn't started by anyone on this list. I complained to his ISP only when he

Re: A friendly request JVB

2003-06-14 Thread Kevin Tarr
That's all fine, but I'll make the big mistake here: he started it this time. From Date: Sat, 07 Jun 2003 16:07:58 +0200 To: (Recipient list suppressed) From: Jeroen van Baardwijk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Plonkworthy? > The listmember informed me that my "intollerance" was reminiscent of J

A friendly request JVB

2003-06-14 Thread Jan Coffey
Before you go and trash this message, I would request that you read it to the end. Jeroen van Baardwijk has something he would like to say to this list. I don't know what the rules are about this sort of thing, but I think that you will agree that if there are such rules this should be the except