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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 > e-mail - [log in to unmask] > web-site - http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/