Hi Everyone,
I love this list, it's great: not only can you post even the most basic
question and get 10 useful replies by the end of the day, but also listers
(sages and otherwise) are friendly and helpful and really seem to look out
for each other. There's a great atmosphere, and I get a kick out of being
able to help out with advice when someone else comes across a problem i had
to solve last month, or the month before. Part of the good atmosphere is the
high level of courtesy and etiquette, and about the rudest anyone ever gets
is to politely nudge the list back on topic.
Why this preamble? Well take a look at the message that turned up for me
today (see below). I have no idea who this person is (i certainly don't
recognise the e-mail adress as a lister), or what on earth they are so cross
about. As far as i can remember my messages to the list have been - in order
of frequency... ;-) - thankyous, questions, and the occasional piece of
advice. Anyway if at any point i have managed to offend anyone else who has
suffered in silence, then i'm sorry - the community we have is great, and i
would hate to sour it in any way.
I hope no-one else has received similar e-mails from this person, and if you
have, i hope me forwarding the message below to the list will galvanise us
to keep our community as friendly and respectful as i have found it to be in
the past, and not to tolerate this kind of behaviour.
Thanks everyone,
cheers
Joe.
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Dr. Joseph Garner
Department of Animal Science,
University of California,
One Shields Avenue,
Davis,
CA 95616
USA
tel: + 530 754 5291
fax: + 530 752 0175
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: thepilot [mailto:thepilot@home.com]
> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 2:38 PM
> To: JPGarner@UCDavis.Edu
> Subject: (no subject)
>
>
> This is an MGB site, not a political soap box to spew your unsolicited
> liberal shit. By the way, you forgot to mention the many great and
> wonderful things that Americans have done. Drive what you
> want, go where
> you want and do what you want, However your opinions about
> automobiles
> (not MGB's) are just about as wanted as your other bullshit comments.
> Please, go away, find some left wing political self
> absorbing site and
> speak with any of the other like minded people. Just leave our site
> alone!
>
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