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Re: [ga] [Admin] Complaint about William Walsh' recent posting



good for you and good for walsh.  hopefully he'll just get over it.

On Tue, 15 Feb 2000, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:

> With regard to William Walsh' recent posting attacking Joop Ternstra, I've 
> had some private email conversation with William Walsh.
> 
> The posting was clearly (to me) outside the boundaries for acceptable 
> behaviour that the rules attempt to draw.
> 
> He has promised to try to voice his opinion of Joop Ternstra, when he 
> voices it, in a manner acceptable to the list; it is not the business of 
> the list monitor to attempt to change what people think, only how they 
> express it.
> 
> The relevant parts of his response are:
> 
> ....
> 
>  >I will however, make an honest effort to tone down my messages to the GA list
>  >about him and the IDNO.
> 
> .....
> 
>  >If my refusal to totally abandon this way of dealing with him is not
>  >acceptable
>  >to you, then by all means do what you have to do, Harald.  You will not be
>  >thought less of by me.  I knew what I was posting, and I accept full
>  >responsibility for it.
> 
> ....
> 
>  >If my assurance that I will tone down the name calling and the negative
>  >characterizations is not sufficient that I stand to you judgement.
> 
> As list monitor, I regard this message as sufficient documentation that my 
> warning has been heard and understood, and will take no further action at 
> this time.
> 
> Any later occurence of such messages from William Walsh will be dealt with 
> appropriately.
> 
>                   Harald Tveit Alvestrand
>                   List monitor, GA list
> 
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> Harald.Alvestrand@edb.maxware.no
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