OT -- Re: random cover of a range

[John Reimer]

Hello Bill,

> On Sun, Feb 15, 2009 at 9:24 AM, John Reimer <terminal.node at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> 
>> Hello Christopher,
>> Anyway, my point is that I had no cause to presume anything about his
>> name
>> without content from his site.   If he is able to publicly and
>> actively
>> promote his desired lifestyle, then I most surely am able to reject
>> or
>> refute it, correct?   What perhaps you should have suggested is that
>> he keep
>> his private lifestyle private if he didn't want to be confronted
>> about it,
>> right?
> Reject and refute all you want, but these newsgroups are not the forum
> for doing it.
> A blog post of your own or an offline message to the person in
> question would be a more appropriate response, I think.
> --bb
> 


Yes, this effectively moderates me, but does not moderate the other individual 
for his contribution.  This is typical response, Bill.


Walter has set no bounds to this forum.  There is no definiton of "appropriate" 
here.  Walter has long since indicated that fact by inaction.  I'm merely 
proving this.  And the content of past posts and the example here just shows 
to what extent these bounds extend ... practically unlimited!  Somebody here 
once made a death threat without anybody batting an eye!  That's pathetic.


I'll admit I'm not always right or even discrete in my approach.  But I am 
very serious about standing against what I consider very dangerous material. 
 And from the vantage point of the "rock I'm under" apparently things are 
pretty bad now even though I've seen and heard a lot over the years.


Here's another thing: 


Remember "SuperDan"?  This is a good example of a guy who you all exercised 
"pressure" on to conform to your etiquette (I especially remember Jarrett 
doing so, interestingly).  Why?  By what standard?  Was he not playing according 
to the rules of "niceness"?  Apparently even this community has limits.  
Walter didn't even step in when it was at its worst.  I couldn't stand SuperDan's 
language or sick analogies.... but his antics were completely fair game in 
a community like this... and those of you who resisted him for it were practically 
hypocrites, if you will pardon my directness.  I wonder what kind of character 
assassinations went on then?


If I publicly denounce something, it may be rejected, refuted, ignored or 
even detested.  But I believe there is sometimes very good reason to confront 
things publicly, just as there is equal right for you to reject what I'm 
saying publicly.I 


-JJR