>
>Hello all,
>
>Been catching up on the mess here since I was busy in the contest over the
>weekend.
a different kind of mess.
>
>As long as people conduct themselves in a CIVIL manner, let everyone post
>his view or position. I do think the tit for tat stuff can really go on
>too long, but that I can delete when I see it.
Indeed. However, a pure diet of technostuff is as dry as Saturday's
toast.
>I can accept vastly
>different opinions on subjects and I think we can all become more
>knowledgeable when different perspectives are brought forth.
>
>BUT, I have no room for nasty spirited people who are vicious and REALLY
>insensitive in their remarks.
>
So now we gotta worry about ''sensitivity''? I think I'm gonna puke. .
>It's not Carl's opinions which should keep him off, but the out and out
>mean way he conducts himself. This he has tried to explain away as just
>the way people from 'up there' are, as if it were just some mannerism, or
>an accent.
Agreed. The explanation did not wash. Carl was clearly over the top.
Near the end, he was pretty obviously crusin' for a brusin'. Bill
apparently asked him to back off. Carl played the N--- Card and lost.
My guess is Carl got what he wanted.
>
>Quite generally, I can appreciate the way Rich can disagree with someone.
>And, as we've all found out, you don't want to make a statement without
>being able to back it up. Let the debates begin!
>
>Disagree, but don't be disagreeable.
well put
>(Don't think I'm some sort of 'feel
>good', naive, group-hugging, 'about to break into a chorus of 'kumbaya''
>liberal, searching for world peace. It ain't so.)
>
>If Carl, can treat people with some reasonable level of civility, I want
>him back, for he adds good input, but if he is going to act like the 'south
>end of a north bound horse', he can stay away.
>
amen, Steve. The ultimate squelch is to stop replying.
>
>
>At 11:28 PM 2/21/00 -0700, you wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>Now that Rich Measures has been "UNCENSORED", how about letting Carl, KM1H
>>>back on the list ???
>>>
>>
>>
>>>It seems to me that the same "Group" that dumped Rich also dumped Carl and
>>>for about the same reason, NOTHING !!!
>>
>>Carl called the reflector owner the N--- word. This is not a free speech
>>issue.
>>
>>>This list used to provide a lot of good technical info until the "Censors"
>>>started playing GOD.
>>
>>There was little disruption. The AMPS-bypass mail server delivered my
>>disappeared posts until Will reinstated me. . .
>>>
>>>I make a motion that we ask Carl to rejoin the list and get back to the
>>>real AMPS list.
>>
>>
>>>
>>>Anyone want to second the motion ???
>>>
>>cheers, Bob
>>
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>Rapidan Data Systems
>
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