[Buddha-l] (Steve) Lane letter

[Steven Lane]

 Yes Franz,

   My posts are now going through and therefore I have not been attacking
Richard only the sub-intellects who keep posting about something that is
really none of their business. 

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[mailto:buddha-l-bounces at mailman.swcp.com] On Behalf Of Franz Metcalf
Sent: Wednesday, June 01, 2005 4:35 PM
To: Buddhist discussion forum
Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] (Steve) Lane letter

Steve Lane et al.,

Oh, how I wanted this all to dry up and blow away! As it seems it won't,
since Richard has decided the best policy is to let Steve Lane post, let me
add a constructive thought or two.

First, Steve, Richard is now letting you post; your prior claims against him
may or may not be valid, but they clearly don't apply any longer. You may
want to pursue your vendetta against Richard--though I fear you will only
earn the laughter of his departmental chair--but you now have no case
against this list and no reason to trouble us all with your continued
off-topic posts. Please stop, immediately, and write about Buddhism, like
the rest of us, once this thread is exhausted (which I pray will be soon).

Second, while I agree with you that it is inappropriate for Richard or any
other moderator to suppress cogent and germane posts simply due to their
political content, it *is* appropriate for any moderator to suppress badly
argued, ad hominem, crude, or simply careless posts. I advise you to be on
your guard to insure your posts do not fall into any of these categories.
And lest you think I am condescending to you, let me assure you I *always*
am on guard against my posts being any of these things. We're all in this,
together (buddha-l, America, this saha world, etc.).

Sorry this post wasn't funny. This whole damn thread is emphatically not
funny. Not to any American paying attention to the climate of the country.
(Thanks, Timothy Cahill, for that link to CampusWatch. Yipes!)

Franz Metcalf

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