Re: It's not Olin's first offense,
>> 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.

For what's it's worth, here's my synopsis so far:

It's very important to Olin for everyone to know how intelligent he is,
which in fact he is. On the list this manifests itself in two ways:

a) By providing excellent responses to technical questions and,
b) by belittling or insulting people publicly, sometimes in a 
   witty manner and sometimes in a nasty way.

The moderators are happy with (a) behavior but fed up with (b) behavior.
Olin's actions insist that if he is going to contribute in an (a) manner we
must "all" accept some (b) behavior. Unfortunately, while all are grateful
for the (a) behavior, most are offended by the (b) personality, however,
some share the humor.

He's like a dinner guest that compliments the host's food with kind words
90% of the time and a loud, rough belch the other 10% of the time. No matter
how high the verbal praise, you just don't want him in your house again.

The moderators have gone the limit for this man, figurative bending over
backwards. They have stated their conditions for his remaining on the list
and in a recent post he has stated his. What right does he have to tell them
under what conditions he will enter their house? It's time for Olin to grow
up and start playing right.

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