Subject: Re: Nancy, don't leave
From: Sasha Stone (sstone@primenet.com)
Date: Fri Mar 07 1997 - 23:32:29 GMT
But Andrew - don't you have anything better to do with your time? Is this
what our generation has come to? A whole lotta people writing on the
internet for hours and hours?
Sasha
On Fri, 7 Mar 1997, Andrew Kennis wrote:
>
>
> First and foremost, there's no need to leave Nancy. If you don't like my
> posts or topics or whatever, don't read them. There's an interesting JDS
> topic right now that you can love to pieces. Partake in that. Or read
> that. Do whatever you want with that. But realize this, I have no power
> over you Nancy, and you are free to not read any of my posts or any
> other person's posts or topics that you don't like. Yes, I could see why
> you would criticize topic choice and all, but I can't see why you would
> *leave* a list that covers a subject that you love....J.D. Salinger. If
> you hate me, don't read me.
>
> As far as what I said to you Nancy, I wasn't yelling at you. I wasn't
> cursing at you. I was just calling into question your tactics. I think
> it's wrong to condemn others for something and then not to do what you
> prescribe, yourself. I realize you weren't directing that post at me. But
> I am damned certain that the people you were directing it at and the
> subject you were addressing involved me, because I partook extensively in
> the discussion you were referred to.
>
> On another note, I was not condemning you for not starting topics. It's
> perfectly fine to lurk. Another person I know on this list told me the
> same thing you did, they are at work and don't have time to post. I don't
> always have time to post either. I understand. But, if that's the case, I
> do not think you should condemn others for not doing something that you
> aren't doing as well.......and in that case, it was merely writing posts
> about JDS.
>
> Finally, I disagree with your notion that any one person rules this list
> or has more power than another. The person who has the ultimate power,
> besides Stephen I guess, is each and every one of us. We all have free
> will to read whatever topic we like and not read whatever topic we like.
> We all are free to read whomever we like to read from and are also free
> to not read whoever we like to read from. If you hate my guts Nancy and
> love Sundeep and Will, well write to them and ask them to write more (if
> they aren't already) and delete my posts. Believe me, I will not be
> insulted or hurt. :-)
>
> There is, however, one way to grant me power (and it is a power I do not
> wish to have). If you leave this list, you are indirectly granting me
> influence on your life. I urge you not to do this if you abhor my
> existence. I urge you to simply delete the hell out of me if you dislike
> my posts....and not to leave, and finally, to read and enjoy as much as
> you like Sundeep's and Will's insightful posts.
>
> --AK
>
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