Well put Carol! Thank you for this much needed post....

I too get tired of even those who tout  some of the "alturnatives" as "snake
oil" Vs. taking an open minded look ..... among other things.

Thanks Again, Rob


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From: "Carole Hercun" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 5:58 AM
Subject: Re: Janet's March 11 postings


> On the other hand, I sometimes get so sick of the
> righteousness and the purity of this listserv... Why are we
> so intolerant of each other? I know we are, collectively,in
> denial, but let's be honest for a minute. We PWP's are NOT
> like other people. We have a tougher row to hoe. The world
> judges us on a daily basis. This should be a safe place. Do
> we have to judge each other? If someone other than jp wrote
> about her fall, would we have shown some kindness? Could it
> hurt?  Carole Hercun
>
> --- [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > Janet,
> >
> >       What is this?  Seventeen (17!) postings from 8:09
> > p.m. to 8:44 p.m..
> >  Are you reverting to your prior behavior, you know, the
> > behavior that
> > resulted in your postings to the list being monitored by
> > the list
> > administration?
> >
> >       Since your last posting, I have no one else making
> > a posting, and it is
> > now 5:32 a.m.  Have you pushed everyone else off the
> > list?  And the list has
> > been so active recently.
> >
> >       I would refer you to the guidelines on list content
> > because it is clear
> > that the majority of these postings, such as posting an
> > old creative writing
> > assignment or a poem by Robert Frost, violate the
> > guidelines for this list.
> >
> >       And, I know you won't like this one: please think
> > about what you are
> > doing here.   This is not "normal behavior."  I will
> > suggest again that you
> > consider further psychiatric evaluation and/or treatment.
> >  You are quite open
> > that you have clinical depression; today's posting
> > behavior seems to be quite
> > manic to me.  (I have been diagnosed with bipolar
> > affective disorder for a
> > long time, and I think I can identify manic behavior when
> > I see it/observe
> > it.)
> >
> >       I am sorry about your bad fall.  How very scary for
> > you.  But this
> > flurry of postings must also be very scary for you.  I
> > think you are very
> > much out of control.  I hope you deal with this
> > constructively.  I don't know
> > what the list administration will do with this.  I will
> > go back to my prior
> > practice of deleting your postings without opening them
> > and without reading
> > them.  Sorry.  I thought someone needed to say something
> > to you and the list.
> >  Katie
> >
> >
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