Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/

[internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org (Art2mis Duncan)]

I'd say that most of the people who treated Dave "badly" were either 1) p=
eople=20
who don't actually know him or come to meetings or 2) people who know him=
=20
well enough to respond, sometimes with possibly inappropriate language, a=
nd I=20
doubt he took them seriously.  It's pretty much one voice that I see as a=
n=20
outright antagonist in this list, and many of us have relegated him to th=
e=20
kill-file.  Many of us love Dave and happily read his rants, and even mor=
e=20
happily disagree with him when we think he's wrong.  He relishes his role=
 as=20
provocateur, and knows how to receive the possibly vehement responses,=20
usually with humor, many times with thoughtful discourse.

I wouldn't take today too seriously...like many have said, those of us wh=
o=20
actually do get together are really nice people.  Craig and I have met ma=
ny=20
of our best friends here.

Diana

On Monday 03 February 2003 06:29 pm, Robert wrote:
> Looking back over the posts today concerning Dave's initial reaction to=
 the
> Shuttle explosion leads me to wonder; if you would treat Dave who has b=
een
> a friend to so many of you and who has helped coordinate many
> InternetWorkers get-togethers, so poorly because he voiced an unpopular
> opinion, what sort of message does that send to people who are new on t=
he
> list or lurkers?
>
> Why would anyone want to come to your get-togethers, or socialize with =
you
> in any form or share their thoughts on anything deeper than what they a=
re
> eating today?
>
> I'm disgusted by what I saw here today. I remember when Dave volunteere=
d
> his time to help Joe get his Linux box set up for the PHP class Joe was
> giving after it was compromised and I saw how that act of kindness was
> repaid today. You should really be ashamed.
>
> BTW, no need to kill file me and then giggle, I have no desire to
> participate on a list where people are so narrow-minded. I will gladly
> unsubscribe myself.
>
> You can return to your discussion of food now.
>
> Robert
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thomas C. Meggs" <tom AT plik.net>
> To: <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 3:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [internetworkers] Re: Insensitive Response
>
> > **** WARNING ****
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> > ********
> >
> > And now....
>
> <offensive post removed>
>
> > ... from all of us at Internet Workers.
> >
> > --tom://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/internetworkers
>
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