Re: [recoznet2] [fwd] ATSIC Media Release: Queensland: The Police State?

2000-03-19 Thread Ian Henderson
Friends, For some time now I have adopted the policy of deleting without reading anything containing the head name 'Karen Crook'. I honestly think that too much time has been spent on this woman and her ideas. It has been obvious to me for some time that she was either some form of stooge or

Re: [recoznet2] Personal attacks

2000-03-19 Thread tdunlop
I'd just like to put in a request for the re-admission of Laurie, if she is interested. I'm sympathetic to your reasons, Trudy, but calling racists racists seems a reasonable thing to do. So while I agree we should try and keep discussion above slanging match level, some sort of defacto

Re: [recoznet2] Personal attacks

2000-03-19 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
Tim, I'd like to draw your attention to the fact that they are not just my reasons. There are others on this list who have no trouble with the rules and expect them to be followed. They were there from the beginning. I think to ban flaming is the least we can ask from each other and as for who

[recoznet2] The Way

2000-03-19 Thread Neshoba
I say again ... As long as the family fights within itself, brothers against brothers, the enemies of the People need do nothing ... their war is being fought for them and they can just watch as their ends are accomplished without effort on their part. It is enough. We are one family

Re: [recoznet2] For Your Eyes Only (WHOOPS)

2000-03-19 Thread Sandy Sanders
I heartily agree with Rod on this. Laurie has proved his (I'm punting, too, here) credentials over and over on this list. At the very least, as we're moving on past Karen Crooke, let's not allow her to claim any scalps. And any reading of Laurie's postings would see that, although

When can one use the word racist? (was Re: [recoznet2]Personal attacks)

2000-03-19 Thread Rod Hagen
Trudy wrote: Tim, I'd like to draw your attention to the fact that they are not just my reasons. There are others on this list who have no trouble with the rules and expect them to be followed. They were there from the beginning. I think to ban flaming is the least we can ask from each other

Re: [recoznet2] Personal attacks

2000-03-19 Thread tdunlop
Tim, I'd like to draw your attention to the fact that they are not just my reasons. There are others on this list who have no trouble with the rules and expect them to be followed. They were there from the beginning. True enough, and nothing I said was designed to suggest that we shouldn't have

Re: When can one use the word racist? (was Re: [recoznet2] Personal attacks)

2000-03-19 Thread Susan Forde
Hi everyoneI've just got to work on Monday morning and realised my father (Laurie is definitely a 'he', not a 'she') has been excluded from the list. Trudy I understand your need to keep the emails on a non-abusive and professional level, but I have to say the comments sent in Laurie's

RE: [recoznet2] For Your Eyes Only

2000-03-19 Thread Glenn Murray
I, for one, have found the whole thing extremely useful. There have been some very eloquent and perceptive arguments put forward by people on this list (Karen aside), and I've learned a lot from them... being that I've diverged from the path of ingrained racist ignorance, and am still trying to

[recoznet2] List issues

2000-03-19 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
-Attachments cannot be processed on the list so please remember: No attachments. -If subscribed to the Digest , please remember to change the subject line to what is being discussed when 'replying' to a message so that there are no 'Re: Recoznet2-L's' in the subject line, please also remember

RE: [recoznet2] For Your Eyes Only

2000-03-19 Thread Sandy Sanders
My votes are: 1) Trudy continues doing a great job 2) Bring Laurie back 3) We don't allow flaming 4) We vote if Trudy wants to remove someone from the list Does any of that make sense? Yes. A big issue is that we shouldn't put Trudy in the position of having to carry the can for all

[recoznet2] Proposal re. list

2000-03-19 Thread Susan Forde
In case we're voting on the proposal (see below) -- I support Sandy and Deb's votes. Susan. My votes are: 1) Trudy continues doing a great job 2) Bring Laurie back 3)We don't allow flaming 4) We vote if Trudy wants to remove someone from the list

Re: [recoznet2] For Your Eyes Only (WHOOPS)

2000-03-19 Thread Peter Tremain
Has anybody counted how much mail has been generated through this fool or responses to his/her posts?I can't afford the time to follow this crap. She/he is achieving exactly what he/she is trying to do. I think I smell a gundji. Discussion has been centred on reasoning with the unreasonable.

Re: [recoznet2] Proposal re. list

2000-03-19 Thread Neshoba
If it ain't broke, don't mess with it. The rules as posted here by Trudy, as listowner, have worked fine until now ... status quo, please. Neshoba __ Do You Yahoo!? Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. http://im.yahoo.com

[recoznet2] Answer to your concerns

2000-03-19 Thread Trudy and Rod Bray
I will try to address as many issues that have been brought up as possible. First of all, when Bruce was going to leave the list in limbo, there was a yawning silence from all members. Some spoke up and wanted to keep it going but noone except Paul and me stepped in to keep it going. Paul is

Re: [recoznet2] For Your Eyes Only (WHOOPS)

2000-03-19 Thread Andrea Velox
I have never had the occasion to speak to others on this list, but always read it with interest. Being an African American graduate student (Psychologist), and interested in Indigenous issues (including Aborigines), I find many items of interest in your conversations. This time I must agree

[recoznet2] Re: ABC News: Discrimination committee hears from Aboriginal activists

2000-03-19 Thread Indigenous Peoples Congress
What is the relevence of these items to the contentious issue of Reconciliation? I.P.C. --- RecOzNet2 has a page @ http://www.green.net.au/recoznet2 and is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/ To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL

Re: When can one use the word racist? (was Re: [recoznet2] Personal attacks)

2000-03-19 Thread Claire O'Connor
Hello some time ago I asked the list for help in not receiving a contribution from one person (I wonder who!!!), and was given some helpful advice so when mail comes from the person I dont want to hear from it is automatically in my trash can. If anyone else wants this help email me off the