[Rhodes22-list] Information gathering
Herb Parsons
hparsons at parsonsys.com
Tue Sep 2 09:03:44 EDT 2008
Good, I'm glad we both agree that it was a civil post. So, even though
old, it still fit the new "decorum" rules. Thanks for the welcome back.
elle wrote:
> Herb,
>
> You do have a wonderful way of trying to put folks on the defensive. I'm not there, nor am I going there, and this will be the last I say on the matter. And I imagine others on the list feel as I do.
>
> Earlier this summer, the list agreed to a decorum of sorts which would abstain from any of the nastiness which had defined some posts in the past. The posts hence, even tho' political in nature, have been informative w/o being inflammatory. We have all benefitted from this discourse which brings out a higher level thinking than did namecalling and derision.
>
> I merely pointed out that you were responding to items which were very old news & did not warrant being dredged up again. I also do not use Nabble, but in this instance, with your being so far behind in the posts, it might be worthwhile to see where a discussion led before responding. That's all.
>
> I did not find your post to be non-civil, nor did I imply or say so, and please do not try to suck me into a p*ssing match, as I have been there with the best and have triumphed.
>
> I taught 9th graders....nothing scares me..;^) hahaha
>
>
> Again, welcome, back, peace pipe, wampum...but let's move on. ;^)
>
> Hannah approaches.
>
>
> elle
>
> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we can adjust our sails.
>
> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic" (Lady in Red)
>
>
> --- On Mon, 9/1/08, Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>
>
>> From: Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Information gathering
>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List" <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>> Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 11:26 PM
>> That's nice, if one uses Nabble. I never signed up for
>> Nabble, and
>> prefer to check my email by using.... well my email client.
>>
>> I'm sorry you found my post not to be civil. I'm at
>> a loss as to what
>> qualified it as NOT being civil. Is pointing out that
>> someone else was
>> being non-civil somehow non-civil in and of itself? If so,
>> does that
>> also extend to pointing out non-civil remarks about
>> non-civil remarks?
>>
>> Kinda silly, no?
>>
>> elle wrote:
>>
>>> On the off chance I will sound like Ed (yikes! Sorry
>>>
>> Ed...we love ya !) Nabble has the posts threaded....annoying
>> to have to click on each one, but will let you get to the
>> end of the thread & then maybe decide what needs to be
>> responded to...
>>
>>> Just a suggestion to save a few bits &
>>>
>> bytes...;^)...and also to keep the grand civility which has
>> reigned for the past 6 wks or so.....we REALLY don't
>> want to go back there. Please.
>>
>>> Still glad you're back..;^)
>>>
>>> elle
>>>
>>> We can't change the angle of the wind....but we
>>>
>> can adjust our sails.
>>
>>> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06 "WaterMusic"
>>>
>> (Lady in Red)
>>
>>> --- On Mon, 9/1/08, Herb Parsons
>>>
>> <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> From: Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Information gathering
>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
>>>>
>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>
>>>> Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 10:39 PM
>>>> Thanks for the admonition Elle, but I realize how
>>>>
>> old the
>>
>>>> posts are, and
>>>> my point remained the same. And I'm sorry,
>>>>
>> none of
>>
>>>> these are "threads",
>>>> such that you can read an entire group of posts.
>>>>
>> It's a
>>
>>>> mail list, not a
>>>> true forum. I respond to 'em as I read
>>>>
>> 'em.
>>
>>>> elle wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Hey, Herb,
>>>>>
>>>>> You are responding to (or dredging up) topics
>>>>>
>> over 6
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> weeks old....the debates have already been settled
>>>>
>> & the
>>
>>>> past rancorous events over & done with.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> There has been a concerted effort on the part
>>>>>
>> of all
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> list members to hold debates to the subject at
>>>>
>> hand and
>>
>>>> avoid any appearance of aggression.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> The current poiltical posts have been
>>>>>
>> enlightening,
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> keeping to the topics w/o any shoutouts. This can
>>>>
>> only raise
>>
>>>> the level of debate.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Please read the entire threads before
>>>>>
>> responding to
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> these ancient posts. Let's NOT start anything
>>>>
>> all over
>>
>>>> again.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Many thanks & welcome back.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> elle
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> We can't change the angle of the
>>>>>
>> wind....but we
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> can adjust our sails.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> 1992 Rhodes 22 Recyc '06
>>>>>
>> "WaterMusic"
>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> (Lady in Red)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> --- On Mon, 9/1/08, Herb Parsons
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> From: Herb Parsons
>>>>>>
>> <hparsons at parsonsys.com>
>>
>>>>>> Subject: Re: [Rhodes22-list] Information
>>>>>>
>> gathering
>>
>>>>>> To: "The Rhodes 22 Email List"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> <rhodes22-list at rhodes22.org>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> Date: Monday, September 1, 2008, 9:44 PM
>>>>>> Let's see, Brad posted his opinion
>>>>>>
>> there, and
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> really
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> attacked no one.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And you responded how???
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Sorry folks, but someone calling another
>>>>>>
>> person a
>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> blowhard,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> no matter
>>>>>> how nicely, is still name-calling.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> John Lock wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> At 04:37 PM 7/23/2008 -0500, Brad
>>>>>>>
>> Haslett
>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Nah! I save apologies for when
>>>>>>>>
>> they
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> involve $$$$.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> A student wrote me up a
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> couple of months ago for swearing
>>>>>>>>
>> in the
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> classroom. He was playing "stump
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the professor" with engine
>>>>>>>>
>> operation
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd had enough so I explained
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> engines with the
>>>>>>>>
>> suck/squeeze/bang/blow
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> theory
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> and a couple of other choice
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> words. I knew at the time he was
>>>>>>>>
>> setting
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> me up and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> was going to run it up
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the PC flagpole but couldn't
>>>>>>>>
>> resist
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> taking the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> bait. This list is one of
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> the few places where you ignore
>>>>>>>>
>> the PC
>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>> police and
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> speak freely. If we lose
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> that, we've lost period.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jeez, how many times do we have to
>>>>>>>
>> hear that
>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> story?!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> We get the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> picture, you do everything bigger,
>>>>>>>
>> faster,
>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> longer,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> harder, louder,
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> better than anybody else. But man, it
>>>>>>>
>> gets
>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>> tedious
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> after a
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> while. Give it a rest, will ya?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> John Lock
>>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>> s/v Pandion - '79 Rhodes 22
>>>>>>> Lake Sinclair, GA
>>>>>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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