Janet - Methinks you are a little too thin-skinned. Just let it drop
instead of re-lighting a match under this issue.  Linda

janet paterson wrote:

> hi all
>
> in case any newbies are curious about greg's recent post
> here is a little background
>
> david boots was a member of this list a couple of years ago
> and left of his own volition
> after participating in several squabbles
> involving personal [both public and private] attacks on listmembers
>
> it seems that he still follows the list quite regularly
> either through the parkinsn on-line web-site
> or through an alias membership name[s]
> [greg - is that really you?]
>
> his participation-by-proxy over the past several months
> seems to swing between promoting his web-site
> and attacking the list or its members
>
> david and i used to be good friends [i thought];
> after i posted my first message in october 1995
> he contacted me privately
> and we corresponded regularly for about 18 months
>
> i was saddened to see his unhappy departure from the list
> and even more saddened to see this current behaviour
>
> i apologise to my cyber-siblings here
> since some of his current invective may be aimed at me
>
> earlier this year he made an offer [declined] to barb patterson
> to take over running this list for her
>
> he didn't make any public attacks-by-proxy
> til after i started helping barb
> in july of this year
>
> the timing of today's visitation is interesting to me
> since it has arrived just as it seems
> that this latest 'lift-kefuffle'
> is dying down
>
> david's last public attack-by-proxy was in august
> just in time to stir the dying embers of another list-kefuffle
>
> i suppose one could choose to view this 'attention' as flattering
> he must enjoy something about this list
> if he can't stop hanging around
>
> however, right now, i only feel deep sadness
>
> janet
>
> ps
> if anyone receives any private proxy mail
> please share it with the list
> such attempts at intimidation fade quickly in the sunlight
>
> janet paterson
> 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset
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