tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Oct 15 08:19:49 1995
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Re: Klingon Mailing list
- From: "William H. Martin" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: Klingon Mailing list
- Date: Sun, 15 Oct 1995 09:47:25 -0400 (EDT)
- In-Reply-To: <[email protected]> from "David Barron" at Oct 14, 95 07:52:54 pm
If there is some long-standing history behind this interaction,
I apologise for my ignorance. Meanwhile, I'm incensed at this
interaction as it is presented here.
According to David Barron:
>
> Forwarded message:
> >
> > > Having moved from the stargame.org site I would like to recommend that the
> > > mailing list adopt a final tag line on all messages that will tell EVERYONE
> > > how to unsubscribe.
> > >
> > > Once this was adopted on the stargame.org version of this list all
> > > requests to > unsub ceased to be posted to the list.
> > >
> > > that my cha' DeQmey,
> >
> > Your "cha' DeQmey" (or anything else, for that matter) is unwelcome in
> > my mailbox.
My, but this is a rather rude way of saying that you don't like
the suggestion. While I have a lot of respect for Jay and all
he offers to this list, I have NO respect for this particular
remark, especially as it is directed at one who is not without
significant contribution to KLI. Were I Jay, I'd be rather
embarrassed for having uttered it.
It would have been fine to say "I don't like this idea." It is
not at all fine to generalize, essentially saying, "Nothing
that comes from you is welcome here." Whatever core issue is
disturbing Jay should be addressed more directly than this
unwarranted display of personal bigotry.
> Sorry,
> I wasn't trying to offend you.
I don't see anything to apologise for. You made a sincere
suggestion with no apparently implied insult. He made a
personally insulting reply. He could have easily rejected the
idea without insulting you this way. Meanwhile, I doubt anyone
could easily be less insulting while making the suggestion you
made.
Jay has every right to reject the idea. Meanwhile, all the
wonderful contributions he makes to the list and all the weeks
of stress he has suffered for our benefit still doesn't buy him
unlimited license to slam anyone whenever he likes. If he
thinks he needs this license, then what he really needs is
either professional help to deal with the stress in a healthier
manner, or a little social training to improve his skills at
interacting with others in an appropriate manner.
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