[ilds] posting

[Bruce Redwine]

My point is simple.  Dr. Durrell is either in or he's out.  If you  
want to punish him for not joining the List, then bar him from any  
kind of communication.

Bruce


On Jul 25, 2008, at 10:15 AM, James Gifford wrote:

> Bruce,
>
> The listserv is hardly the place for this discussion, but for the sake
> of clarity for everyone, some direct response to your embarrassing
> posting is necessary -- for those who are not interested, I suggest
> skipping the message now.
>
>> Either Dr. Durrell can post to the ILDS
>> and get responses or he cannot post.
>
> This is entirely his decision, Bruce, as I have explained to you
> thoroughly in the past.  There is no "policy" on this matter and no
> privileges are being denied him.  Anthony Durrell refuses to accept
> messages from the list because he refuses to be a member.  You are
> already fully aware of this, so I can only regard your message as
> disingenuous and an attempt to deceive others.  He *can* post and
> receive responses; he *chooses* not to.
>
> Anyone can join at any time without any moderator permissions needed.
> Anthony Durrell has been invited, and he refuses.  That is entirely  
> his
> own decision, and the "half-baked" comments come purely from you and
> from him.  It is highly abnormal to post to a list for which one is  
> not
> a member, and it is entirely reasonable to remind list members that  
> any
> responses they post to the list will not be sent to someone who  
> prefers
> not to subscribe.
>
> Anthony has been denied *no* privileges whatsoever.  He also contends
> that we have banned him and harassed him, all of which is demonstrably
> false and exists only in his own mind.  No one has ever been banned or
> removed from this list, nor do we ever want that to happen -- to
> emphasize the point, he refuses to join and then says he's been  
> banned.
>  This sense of persecution has no relationship with reality, nor do
> your comments.
>
> Bruce, I am very disappointed by your dishonest representation of
> circumstances you know to be false.  This is indeed "capricious" as  
> you
> say, and I had hoped you would demonstrate at least a modicum of
> appropriate and honest behaviour.
>
> Most importantly, this topic has nothing to do with the list, and it
> will not be entertained further.  While all of us believe in the
> principles of open dialogue and unrestrained debate, I will not permit
> you to distribute information you know to be untrue without a  
> rebuttal.
>
> My apologies to all the list members for taking up your time with this
> -- hopefully this topic will not resurface, and we can return to some 
> fruitful and productive discussion.
>
> Regards,
> James
>
>
> Bruce Redwine wrote:
>> I don't understand this policy.  It seems to me capricious, punitive,
>> and half-baked.  Either Dr. Durrell can post to the ILDS and get
>> responses or he cannot post.  I'm in favor of granting him full
>> privileges.  Whether or not he chooses to join the List makes no
>> differences to me.  Dr. Anthony Durrell is a breath of fresh air in  
>> an
>> academic atmosphere that has become rather stale.
>>
>>
>> Bruce
>>
>>
>> On Jul 25, 2008, at 9:01 AM, James Gifford wrote:
>>
>>> Hello all,
>>>
>>> I, again, post Anthony Durrell's comments to the list, though I'll
>>> remind everyone that he prefers not to join the list, so he won't  
>>> see
>>> any responses you post here.  Should you want to send comments to  
>>> him,
>>> please write to him directly.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> James
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