I actually think he doesn't *read* anyone else's emails properly at all! He seems to me to be only interested in what *he* is saying. dee
On 16 Feb 2010, at 19:28, M. G. Devour wrote: > Hi folks, > > Could I ask a few of you to do a favor for me, and please forward this > message to John Stevens? > > I'll let each of you decide for yourselves if you'd like to assist. > Feel free to cc: me on your message. > > I'm beginning to fear he really does have the list owner in his kill- > file, and thus never actually sees my attempts to encourage improvement > in his attitude or behavior. > > Either that, or he simply wants his opinions to be meekly accepted > without debate, or he will mock and belittle anyone who doesn't toe his > line -- and apparently considers the wishes of his host in this matter > to be beneath his notice. > > The number of people who are such misfits as to actually fail to get > along in this environment is satisfyingly small. I'm truly hoping he's > not going to choose to be one of the elite few... <sigh> > > Thank you, > > Mike Devour > silver-list owner > > > ------- Forwarded message follows ------- > Date forwarded: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:32:45 -0800 > From: "M. G. Devour" <mdev...@eskimo.com> > To: silver-list@eskimo.com > Date sent: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 13:32:55 -5 > Subject: Re: CS>effects of STOPPING EIS? > Priority: normal > Forwarded by: silver-list@eskimo.com > Send reply to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > [ Double-click this line for list subscription options ] > > John writes: >> Everyone is a know-it-all. Steve Barrett is no friend of mine! Don't >> be careful - just do what you obviously wanna' do... Use it >> slip-shod. doesn't matter to me. Seems like the gang mentality is >> back and no one is thinking for themselves. > > It's not an either-or thing, folks. > > John, the "Blue Man" is so irrelevant to what MaryAnn was saying that > what you said *does* sound like Quackwatch scare tactics; just as your > unqualified statement that daily use *will* harm the flora both > contradicts extensive experience and was potentially harmful. > > Far more relevant are the solid, informative discussions we've had in > the last few weeks, documenting and analyzing two real, live cases of > generalized argyria. These gentlemen used CS that appears to fit our > definition of "good" in such large amounts for so long that it > obviously overcame their bodies' ability to excrete it. > > Somewhere between the demonstrably harmless 'swig-a-day' and 'a half- > liter a day for 2 years' now known to have caused at least one or two > cases of argyria, we have resolved a threshold, one that we formerly > did not recognize. That's where MaryAnn's comments show that we still > need to adjust our thinking to include this new information. > > "Careful" now needs to apply to very aggressive EIS use, MaryAnn, sadly > enough. This news enhances the importance of the advice to supplement > with selenium and vitamin E to support elimination when using silver in > large amounts, just as we acknowledge that probiotics will be helpful > when enough silver *is* being taken for it to harm the flora. > > Simple disagreement with your opinions is not justification for > accusing other members of "gang mentality," [edit: add "know-it-all" > and "slipshod"...] John. Your opinions are welcome, but do not demand > immunity from dissent. > > Finally, I wish to deal with a minor issue: > > John Stevens: > > Just to be sure, I want to mention that on a few occasions in the last > several weeks, I've made postings like this one, intended to referee > these minor disputes *and* encourage improvement in the behavior of > those involved, e.g., my remark addressed to you just above. > > Your lack of response to some of these makes me worry that you might > have added my address to your kill-file or are experiencing some other > technical difficulty that prevents you seeing messages from me. > > So, please let me know that you have seen and read this message? Thank > you very much! > > Be well, > > Mike D. > list owner > > Dee wrote: >>> Golly, I can't believe that a person who is supposed to know about >>> CS and is on this list, could actually *say* this! Sounds like >>> Quackwatch! dee >>> > > John E. Stevens wrote: >>> Not true, Maryann. One does have to be careful - check out the >>> "Blue-Man..." > > MaryAnn Helland wrote: >>>> If there's one thing that has been demonstrated, over and over on >>>> this list, it's that you don't have to "be careful" in the use of >>>> CS. >>>> Not the kind that we make. One should be careful of *purchased* >>>> CS, >>>> and one should be careful in the use of antibiotics, drugs, etc., >>>> but the hallmark of what we do here is "can't hurt, might help". >>>> FWIW MA > > [Mike Devour, Citizen, Patriot, Libertarian] > [mdev...@eskimo.com ] > [Speaking only for myself... ] > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: silver-list@eskimo.com > > Address Off-Topic messages to: silver-off-topic-l...@eskimo.com > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <mdev...@eskimo.com> > > > ------- End of forwarded message ------- > >
