On Wednesday 18 July 2001 17:45, you wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 18, 2001 at 05:01:16PM -0400, Smitty wrote:
> > I suggested to Marc Merlins, the pres., that they start some sort of
> > off-topic list and he said that he did not want to do that. I explained
> > to Merlins that allowing Moen and Self to post political comments but not
> > others with a different perspective was discriminatory. He replied that
> > Moen was allowed to make off-topic posts because he made "lots" of
> > on-topic ones. I told him that was an arbitrary opinion and he replied
> > that he didn't care, that's the way it was going to be. Real nice folks
> > out there. Merlins also works for VA Linux, another reason I boycott the
> > company.
>
> So basically, Smitty, you thought you could walk in, act sauve, and
> change people's minds?
No, you are saying that.
>Obviously you did, if you approached it from the
> procedure you outlined above. If you contribute to <blah>, you're allowed
> to screw around on it. Everyone knows it, everyone is happy.
Who is everybody? You are speaking in generalities.
> It's not
> arbitrary, and going right to the top of the food chain without any support
> is stupid. Marc is a great guy, and very reasonable.
I disagree.
>
> > > Seems I recall an earlier post about this same matter that outlined the
> > > events in greater detail. And the general pattern of conduct I noted
> > > there seems to be repeating here. Must be a coincidence. ;-}
> >
> > Assumed identities are not identical. You may be referring to the NCSU
> > list where I did not care to deal with the offtopic socialist politics
> > and unsubscribed myself. You are in no position to publicly evaluate my
> > conduct, Paul. I would suggest a discussion off-list for your own sake.
>
> Sounds like a threat to me. You know that's against the law, right
> Smitty?
Where's the threat? Please cite the law you are refering to. If you cannot
cite the applicable law, knock off your b.s.
Smitty
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