Dear Vorts,
I see by the subject header that some messages on Vortex have been directed
at me personally again.
I had thought people on Vortex were more mature than this.
I had thought people on Vortex had less tolerance for personal attacks.
I had thought that personal attacks were unacceptable etiquette here.
Perhaps people on Vortex feel that the rules on Vortex are different for me
because of the work I do. If that's the way you want Vortex to be, not a
problem. Journalists are used to people coming unglued when we report
hard-hitting facts that ruffle people's feathers.
As I told Jed on the phone just now, the press conference was webcast and
Adam Dylewski from the ACS News Service was monitoring the chat room and
relaying questions from the Web audience.
If Jed "hears" anything else about me, he is welcome to check his facts
with me in advance before spreading hearsay and misunderstandings about me.
Steve
At 03:53 PM 3/22/2010, you wrote:
Ask Steve. I have heard that Steve was relaying e-mailed questions from
Larsen during the discussion.
I do not mean to imply there is anything wrong with that, by the way. It
would good to open these conferences to real-time Internet participation.
