I will add my vote of agreement to Ed and Don. These posts are inappropriate and waste everyone's precious time. If you can't keep your posts at a professional level then you don't belong on this list.
Michael Britt mich...@thepsychfiles.com www.thepsychfiles.com On Oct 20, 2009, at 8:21 AM, Steven Specht wrote: > I concur. I wouldn't allow this in my classroom for more than two > sessions (it's disruptive... I don't see it as being related to free > speech at this point). > > On Oct 20, 2009, at 7:52 PM, Don Allen wrote: > >> >> Thanks Ed- >> >> I second the request. There has to be a limit to this inane >> trolling. Mischaracterizing people with mental illness does not >> belong on a listserve like TIPS. >> >> -Don. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Ed Callen >> Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 4:26 pm >> Subject: RE: [tips] Schizophrenic or manic-depressive >> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" >> >> > Please, please, please Bill, TIPS moderator, see this as one >> > last example of why this guy needs to be removed from this list. >> > I know the current extinction strategy is in place, and I know >> > Bill's comittment over the years to free speech, but there is no >> > real value of this person to the teaching of psychology list, >> > other than bringing up controversial issues to respond to. I >> > have seen this and been part of this list since it began, and >> > more good people have left the list because of him that have >> > joined, and I have resisted responding, but there is so much >> > good a list like this can do to have someone who has time on his >> > hands ruin. We all know I think that his examples of questions >> > "A student asked me this....... another faculty member did >> > this..." are all made up. We saw earlier that his "adjunct" >> > status to a bunch of colleges was not true or exaggerated, so >> > come on. We've got great people on this list with great minds >> > and ideas, let's bring it to that level, rather than have it >> > whither because of someone who is interested, imho, of reading >> > his own posts and responses. This is the only list of its kind >> > in our field, and I've hated to see it continue to deteriorate. >> > >> > >> > >> > ________________________________ >> > >> > From: michael sylvester [mailto:msylves...@copper.net] >> > Sent: Tue 10/20/2009 6:59 PM >> > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) >> > Subject: [tips] Schizophrenic or manic-depressive >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > I am trying to decide who I should have as a condo guest for the >> > upcoming holiday season. >> > If I get the schizophrenic,that person would probably look at >> > the ocean for 8 hours and would not interrupt my day to day >> > activities.On the other hand,if I get the manic-depressive,I >> > would be forced to sing Handel's Messiah a couple of times and >> > then imitate the hounds of Baskerville. >> > >> > Which one of these would generate more complaints from my Home >> > owners association? >> > >> > Michael"omnicentric" Sylvester,PhD >> > Daytona Beach,Florida >> > >> > --- >> > To make changes to your subscription contact: >> > >> > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) >> > >> > --- >> > To make changes to your subscription contact: >> > >> > Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) >> >> Don Allen, Retired >> Formerly with: Dept. of Psychology >> Langara College >> 100 W. 49th Ave. >> Vancouver, B.C. >> Canada V5Y 2Z6 >> Phone: 604-733-0039 >> >> >> --- >> To make changes to your subscription contact: >> >> Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu) >> > > > ======================================================== > Steven M. Specht, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Chair, Department of Psychology > Utica College > Utica, NY 13502 > (315) 792-3171 > > "The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of > comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge > and controversy." > Martin Luther King Jr. > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly (bsouthe...@frostburg.edu)
