You go girl, I am with you Janice -----Original Message----- From: janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Monday, November 16, 1998 12:13 PM Subject: Re: New to the list / i smell a rat trapped / public reply >hi all > >i have received several reactions >public and private, positive and negative >to my 'smell a rat' posts > >i am herewith responding to a private one via the list: > >From: "Edward W Raasch Jr" <[log in to unmask]> >At 10:34 1998/11/16 -0600, you wrote: >> Why do you insist on sharing your childish anger with this list. >> The paste below is a perfect example of an item that you could >> have sent directly to Wendy. >> >>Subject: Re: New to the list / i smell a rat trapped >>hi wendy >>At 23:25 1998/11/15 -0700, you wrote: >>>Everyone, please refrain from personal attacks, sarcasm, >>>biased policing, etc. There is room here to both present >>>one's opinions, even if one stands to profit, and to challenge >>>another's, without resorting to name-calling and similar tactics. >> >>how ironic! >>your statement requesting a certain mode of behaviour on the list >>is your own form of 'policing' >>....[etc] > >i regret that anyone views my actions as 'childish' >i definitely do not share your views > >i also feel no 'anger' at all >in re david oller's actions i only feel sadness >and i regret that you choose to interpret my actions as anger-based > >i also regret that you chose to vent your obvious anger at me in private >that is what the list is for, as far as i am concerned >i see no reason for this topic to be discussed off-list > >the internet >and the uses and abuses of it >are absolutely central to how we function as a cyber-family > >your cyber-sibling > >janet > >janet paterson - 51/41/37 - almonte/ontario/canada >http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/janet/ >[log in to unmask] >