VERY nicely stated Beth. Thank you! And yes, Bill is owed a great debt of gratitude from all of us and I, too, feel so badly for him to have to deal with such unprofessional and childish nonsense. I support him and the other professionals on this list fully (I think I have been on for about 15 years). Hopeful that someone will "get a life"; amazed that some pathology results in being so oblivious; supportive of Bill. Cheers, -Steven
On Oct 21, 2009, at 10:03 AM, Beth Benoit wrote: > Ed et al., > (I refuse to post this in response to M.S.'s original subject heading, > so I've changed the subject.) I agree with everything you've said. I > begged for eliminating M.S. last January - and before then as well. > Since January's debacle, I have refused to respond to any of his > bizarre, often childish, sometimes hurtful posts. No one on TIPS > backed me up at that time, but I suspect that many just don't know how > to address his posts. Michael's recent threat to bring a lawsuit > against Frostburg U. (which, of course, is the source of TIPS) when > Bill posted that he was dealing with the latest M.S. infringement was > almost the last straw for me, as it must have been for Bill. I > suspect that Bill's hands are tied without legal counsel. Who needs > it??? I don't doubt that Bill feels he doesn't need the grief. > > I feel for our Bill. Bill posted that he was dealing with the "chick" > name calling, and that is apparently what brought on the lawsuit > threat. I despair. I suspect Bill does too. We all owe Bill such a > debt of gratitude for all he has done for almost two decades to keep > this heretofore wonderful list going. Thanks, Michael, for ruining > it. Bill must be so glad he's near retirement and can wash his hands > of this list. > > I, too, am so ready to leave TIPS, after over SIXTEEN years. Michael > Sylvester has ruined it by posting idiotic, insulting, threatening, > silly, childish posts which, sadly, sometimes take over TIPS because > of wasted time responding to his nutty posts. Anyone who challenges > him is insulted. > > Nancy Melucci's suggestion (to just ignore Michael's posts) has fallen > mostly on deaf ears, as have earlier suggestions with the same theme. > > I'm prepared for M.S.'s acidic responses to this post. I can't begin > to imagine what his motivation is to continue his clownishness. I'm > just glad I'm not in Bill's shoes. I would have been heartbroken to > have worked so hard to get a listserve of enthusiastic psychology > instructors' ideas and ultimately been inundated with M.S.'s bizarre > posts that challenge, and ruin, the spirit of TIPS. > > Please, Michael, say that you were just kidding, and are ready to > enter TIPS posts in an academic, scholarly manner. We await your > sincere response. > > Beth Benoit > Granite State College > Plymouth State University > New Hampshire > > --- > 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)
