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I've had Murphy's messages killfiled for some time, so this one went past me. Appalling stuff. I resent strongly the idea of Candice being bullied off the list by nasty backchannels. What's going on? Randolph ----- Original Message ----- From: "Candice Ward" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 4:52 PM Subject: FW: David Icke > Probably you'll find this back-channel I received from "Murphio" merely > "daft" as well, Jon. I'm sure he's seen all the Godfather movies and > carefully chose those Sicilian/Mafioso references in yesterday's post for > their intended threatening effect on an American. (But I guess you don't > even think it's abusive to call someone "a complete asshole" in two > languages either, Jon.) Prior to this salubrious message, Murphy > back-channeled me a list of women's first names paired with names of cities > around the world, accompanied by the message "it's no fantasy." > > Prior to this episode--about a year prior, in fact--I complained to the > listowners about sexually harassing back-channels from Murphy, and I believe > they gave him a mild warning. Since then, I've received--and posted to the > list--several more, similarly distasteful back-channels from him, and > another woman has left this list because of his unwelcome b-c attentions. > She told me that when she appealed to one of the listowners (Elizabeth, who > made her indifference to my being threatened yesterday so clear with her > flip follow-up post re "pissed" Americans) that she was advised to pull up > her socks, find a stiff upper lip--all those trad Brit values, you know. > > I think this situation answers David's question--however disingenuous and > rhetorical that was, since he knows better than most what "anti-American" > means (and he's taught me everything I know about it as far as Brit-Po > goes). It also answers my implied question yesterday about the list > consensus on threatening posts, as has the apparent indifference of all > three listowners to such threatening addresses by one listee to another. > I've been on Brit-Po for years and leave it reluctantly now, but it's clear > this has become a list where such nasty creeps as Murphy are more welcome > than I am. I wish you joy of his company, and relief from mine. If he > continues to harass me back-channel, I'll report him to Jiscmail--and I'll > invite the other woman he drove off Brit-Po to join me in the complaint. If > there are female listees here who have also suffered his unwelcome > attentions in the meantime, feel free to back-channel me if you'd like me to > add your own experiences to such a complaint. With enough voices raised > loudly enough, we could get him banned from all Jiscmail lists, however > popular he may be on Brit-Po. > > Candice > > ------ Forwarded Message > >> From: Paul Murphy <[log in to unmask]> > >> Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2002 07:03:24 -0800 (PST) > >> To: Candice Ward <[log in to unmask]> > >> Subject: Re: David Icke > >> > >> your just jealous, I'll send my pal Phillipe around, > >> he's the one who burnt down all the restaurants near > >> Agrigento, if you tell him your a member of the > >> Jehovahs Witnesses he'll go away, ciao-allora, Paolo > >> Murphio > > > ------ End of Forwarded Message >