Fw: [ga] Posting rights of Jeff Williams suspended for 14 days.

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>]

Thomas and Alexander S point out to me that Joe Sims was, in fact, warned
here:

http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/ga/Arc10/msg03478.html

So I stand corrected on that point.

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Henderson <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>
To: Kristy McKee <k@widgital.com>
Cc: <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 7:48 PM
Subject: Re: [ga] Posting rights of Jeff Williams suspended for 14 days.


> Or take a look at the language of Joe Sims in a distasteful attack on
> Michael Froomkin, here on the GA list on 18th August 2002:
>
> "You ... hoping to rescue an otherwise UNIMPRESSIVE CAREER by finding a
> niche where you can be perceived as the expert... It does not appear that
> your constant criticism has much impact, on anything... just posting rants
> on the GA list... and exercising your ego to run a webpage... the real
> SNEERS here from serious people are reserved for folks like you... JUNK
like
> the stuff you post is exactly the reason why more people do not
participate
> in this or other similar forums, because it is a waste of time." Joe Sims,
> Jones Day Reavis & Pogue, 51 Louisiana Avenue NW, Washington, D.C.
>
> In this diatribe, Joe Sims belittled Michael Froomkin's career (irrelevant
> to the thread and surely a personal attack), and called his mail "rants"
and
> "junk" (abusive).
>
> Action taken against Joe Sims? None?
>
> In contrast, Jeff Williams has been suspended for saying "I guess it is
akin
> to Mousilinni's saying he made the trains run". My reading of this is that
> Jeff was saying that on some major things Vittorio gets things wrong, even
> if he achieves a few small victories... NOT that Vittorio is like
Mussolini
> in any personal way. The comparison was about a few minor things which
> should not outweigh the greater errors. The comparison was not at all "You
> are another Mussolini."
>
> Compared to the direct personal abuse Joe Sims heaped on Michael Froomkin,
> this was just a passing comment, which was expressed as a personal
opinion.
>
> Oh, but I forgot! Joe Sims was part of the ICANN clique. Jeff Williams is
> just an easy target.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Kristy McKee <k@widgital.com>
> To: Thomas Roessler <roessler-mobile@does-not-exist.net>
> Cc: <ga@dnso.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 7:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [ga] Posting rights of Jeff Williams suspended for 14 days.
>
>
> >
> > At 10:56 AM 5/5/2003 +0200, Thomas Roessler wrote:
> > >The posting rights of Jeff Williams have been suspended until May 19
> > >for comparing Vittorio Bertola to Benito Mussolini.  Personal
> > >offenses are *not* compatible with the list rules.
> > >
> > >Regards,
> > >--
> > >Thomas Roessler                 <roessler-mobile@does-not-exist.org>
> > >
> > >
> >
> > Thomas,
> >
> > The exception being that you allow posters to claim Mr. Williams does
not
> > exist which is much more awful and cruel than anything he writes to
> anyone.
> >
> > Vittorio is not doing a great job of creating an avenue for user
> > participation, (neither are you, Thomas).  This fact that a disappointed
> > constituent is being censored should be a loud wake up call to all
> netizens.
> >
> > :(
> >
> > ~k
> >
> >
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