[TAG] (forw) Re: Someone needs help in SF

[Rick Moen]

Quoting Heather Stern (star at starshine.org):

> The Gang do sometimes forward in their useful Answers from elsewhere, a
> practice which I encourage since it makes the threads so much tastier.
> However, when "elsewhere" is a private mailbox... hrmmm.

Cutting directly to the chase:  I regret, but cannot properly apologise
for, Mr. Ferrell and his travelling one-troll drama troupe.

> Being able to anonymize is good (hey, just tell me and Thomas, and
> it's a done deal) but people are people.

And out of 6.5x10^9-plus, some of those people are complete losses.  For:

> Why 60ish people on a list with international membership would be more
> comfy if it were "only" a list is not all that clear to me, but what
> the heck - give 'em their chance to flee.  It's only fair.

I call bullshit -- and, frankly, you know better:  Mr.  Ferrell was
never boxed into either this mailing list or the thread.  His dance was
a solo act.

And you'll note that he went after _Thomas_ in that same vein.  Mull on
that, Heather.

I don't waste time improving standards of social etiquette towards
muggers.  Neither should you.