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  • From: "Richard" <aaa AT endlyss.com>
  • To: "Will Parsons" <wbparsons AT alum.mit.edu>
  • Cc: b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Goodbye all
  • Date: Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:19:28 -0700

Will,

When one is posting on a public list it is just about *guaranteed* they will get their feelings stomped on and be disrespected sooner or later (probably sooner) or do the same to others in some way, shape, or form.

It's not a good thing, but this is a civilized list which the moderators keep well under control. And at any rate, some opposition is "good for the soul" both for humility and a testing and tightening up of one's views and beliefs. It is an opportunity for growth in order to find flaws, weaknesses, etc., in our views and/or our communication of our views, a deeper knowledge of opposing views, and other such things.

Richard Conaway



----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Parsons" <wbparsons AT alum.mit.edu>
To: <aaa AT endlyss.com>
Cc: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 5:33 PM
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] Goodbye all


On Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:45:22 -0700, "Richard" <aaa AT endlyss.com> wrote:
Sorry but this "Goodbye" thing has always seemed very childish and
egocentric to me.

I rather think this applies more to your reply.

No, I am not a Hebrew expert but I have many interests and have been on many
lists and have seen this behavior many times.

Why deprive others of your much needed input, experience, and education? Why
think only of one's own ego? Why not think of what you can do for others?

There are legitimate reasons why one feels that one doesn't wish to continue.
Both Yitzhak and James felt abused, and certainly in one case I believe
justifiably so.

I was very sorry when Yitzhak left as well but had these same feelings about
it.

It may seem and feel "oh so righteous" but in reality you are stealing from
others.

One usenet group that I follow used to have a very prominent and much
appreciated poster who stopped posting. It turned out that he had died
suddenly. If a well known contributer to a newsgroup or mailing list (which
applies to both Yitzhak and James) decides to leave, I appreciate the notice
and the reasons why they are leaving.

I haven't been part of this mailing list long, but in the time I have been,
I've appreciated both Yitzhak's and James's contributions, and I'm
appreciative that they both chose to indicate the reasons they thought
they should leave. I don't regard this a childish or egocentric at all.

I'd like to second Yigal in expressing regret over Yitzhak's and now
James's departure from this mailing list.

--
William Parsons


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