John, you are doing an excellent job. Disregard the nasty people. They
have their own rope to do what ever with. I hope I haven't angered anyone.
But one never knows, as some of you have experienced. I say what I have to
say and stand up and take the rebuttle on the chin, with my full name signed
at the bottom.
Keep up the good work!
Donald H. Sinclair
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Rory Sinclair" <rory.sinclair@accglobal.net>
To: <sinclair@matrix.net>
Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2000 6:57 AM
Subject: Re: Friction
> Dear John:
> That you have accomplished so much for all of us is not in doubt.
> That someone feels upset enough with another member of the list to send
> (anonymous? or untraceable?) messages is not a happy outcome.
> My first instinct is to find out the details but I realize that may not be
> possible so I will revert to the workings of my poor brain.
> I suspect that whoever is sending "hidden threats" feels slighted by the
> 'victim' in the present matter and has, foolishly, up the ante.
> I quite agree with your image of people meeting in your living room and
then
> going outside to fight only to expect to return and carry on normally in
> spite of this undercurrent of ill will is not a Good Thing.
> But a summary execution (excommunication actually) without a warning is
not
> my nature although I will bow to the majority vote here if they vote
> otherwise.
> My inclination is to say that, because I do not know what provoked the
> original 'threat' and that therefore there may be an earlier agenda that
> none of us is particularly aware of, that both involved may to a certain
> extent be "at fault" and that warnings in front of sanctions are always
> best that therefore, that I therefore would adopt Iain Lairds solution of
> yellow-carding the offenders saying:
> " you have been found out and found lacking --- go and sin no more and if
> you do, yer outta here!"
>
> Ultimately John, it is your undertaking that has made this such an
exciting
> enterprise to which to belong. I would not like to see this fact conflated
> with bad behaviour of others. Your comfort level is critical - thank you
> for asking us --- but it is your decision.
> Yours Aye,
> The rambling fool
> Rory in Toronto.
>
>
> >
>
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