Judy,
i've enjoyed this list for quite a while and have taken in a wealth of
information - there are exceptional people here. this isn't a chat room -
the internet offers thousands of those.
i like the environment on poetryetc. because it is the most decent exchange
of information i have found concerning poetry, since 1998 - i like the
writers/members because of their willingness to keep members informed of
events, publications, their work and latest endeavors. it isn't a chat room,
and frankly your exchanges are not suited for this list. everytime you post
nonsense it goes out to all of the members, some of these members are on
dial up which costs them money to read your nothings. i think the concept
here is to show respect. why don't you drop the nonsense and move on to a
different topic?
deborah
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>Subject: me, May B
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>This is May B speaking:
>
>Excuse me, but I'm beginning to feel a little upset. I know I may not have
>the right to say anything negative towards the people on this List, but I'm
>beginning to feel that I have been offended by two of them, and because
>they seem entirely unaware of their offenses, I guess it is up to me to
>tell them.
>
>Really, all I did was a little favor for my friend OmniPotentata by
>conveying her thoughts to Mr. McManus who is her friend. And then,
>suddenly, he attacks me, calling me a "harridan," and then Quadruple Agent
>Prince attacks me along with Mr. McManus for being Adolescent which I
>actually almost am, because I am 19 years old. But I think Agent Prince
>was trying to say that Mr. McManus and I were behaving as if we had no
>respect for our elders, which I definitely do!
>
>I was taught to be nice and polite, and hadn't even thought about saying
>mean things. My mother always said, "Sweetheart, you can get more flies
>with honey than with vinegar." I always thought she was right, until now.
>
>I thought I was just politely telling Mr. McManus what OmniP had asked me
>to tell him, and I even extended the arm of friendship to him for my friend
>OmniP's sake and at her request.
>
>If I didn't think you people were nice poets, I would think that at least
>two of you were vipers. Oh dear, I have spoken so forcefully! But I think
>that my mother would understand. She would know my heart, and she would
>realize that I must stand up for my own rights as a human being in this
>unsettling world that I think today is not as nice as I thought it was.
>
>I am trying to still be a friend to Mr. McManus and even Agent Prince, but
>I've been hurt in my heart by their harsh words, and I am a bit weak from
>trembling with I guess rage and not knowing what to do about it.
>
>May B
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