On Sun, 2004-10-17 at 23:53, Robert L Cochran wrote:
> James Newton, Host wrote:
> 
> >Olin, how much time did you spend, collecting quotes out of context,
> >building your case,  to put out that one email?
> >
> >I don't have that kind of time. I have a list to run. I'll not argue the
> >point further. 
> >
> >This list is going to be civil or it is going to be gone. 
> >
> >Olin will post through the moderator or not post. 
> >  
> >
> Whew! I wouldn't do this sort of thing to the list members on my own 
> mailing lists. I admin 2 of those, and have yet to ban a member or 
> censor a post. There just isn't the need or reason. I think this is the 
> same as inflicting 50 lashes with a cat'o'nine tails on "Olin".

Consider yourself lucky then. Let me say though that Olin has generally
been VERY helpful on the list, in fact it was his amazing depth of
knowledge of PICs and EE in general that made banning him the first time
so hard for us. Think of it as karma.

> Hardly appropriate for one remark. Heavy handed, man, way heavy handed.

You obviously are not aware of the history of the piclist and the
contributions of some members. I will just say that it wasn't one remark
that generated that response.

> I guess everyone on this list had better fear and tremblingly obey James!

Nope. In all the years I've been reading the piclist there have been
very few disturbances that went that far. As long as you don't produce
remarks that belittle people for no other reason then to make yourself
feel better, you probably have nothing to worry about.

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