Anthony West wrote:
Not so funny, considering how fond you are of unanswered questions. As
usual, I can't answer all them. A few, however, are my responsibility.
once again tony west raises more questions than he answers.
for example, how did the toy campaign people hear about the
posting on uclist in the first place? why did they notice
tony's name in particular? did they notice wilma's name? did
they contact her? why didn't the ucd folks already
subscribed to the list publicly set the record straight for
ucd? wendell would be the obvious person to say publicly
what he said and didn't say that evening. has he done so?
when? where? if tony west was not at the event he wouldn't
know, firsthand, what was said and not said, and he wouldn't
know what people there may or may not have heard and
perceived as an endorsement. he would, in fact, be among the
least reliable persons to 'set the record straight.' why
then would he volunteer for the toy campaign to do so?
etc. etc.
what tony west fails to appreciate here is that neither
himself nor wendell nor toy have confirmed (adequately,
publicly) that no endorsement was made or implied. and that
even when they attempt to do so, there will always be
speculation in people's minds, even if there was none to
begin with ('why this need for denial?' people will ask
themselves. 'what is ucd's connection with toy?').
this is why the voteandytoy posting is brilliant, in its
way. if wendell and toy can appear at a public event and
make an impression without having to take responsibility for
what people perceive, then an anonymous voteandytoy can
appear on a public list and make an impression without
having to take responsibility for what people perceive. the
voteandytoy posting is a virtual foil to wendell and toy's
appearance at the dock street celebration, and places them
in an interesting bind: to act, or not to act?
welcome to the innernets, where the art of public
communications gets practiced and honed -- in public!
..................
UNIVERSITY*CITOYEN
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