I am just glad that I am of an age that some more youthful exploits might have been offline.

My comments are probably neither helpful, welcome or on-topic, but well, I've started writing now, and I'd like to humbly suggest that you would probably benefit by not being removed from the list. Through it and other resources we all learn things and I know I had a few "replies" on this recent thread in my draft folder for a time and deleted them. Well, that's my view and I am glad that things appeared to have calmed down again. Contribute and question when you can. If nothing else, /if/ someone has filed away your name with a black mark beside it, maybe the mark will lighten with time and exposure to your other contributions. 

I just hope that the event will not have any long-lasting implications to your studies or professional career development. Unless, of course, you are a habitual offender and this list has only seen a limited range of your talents :) (JOKE for anyone "hard of thinking"). I do shudder to think what the future will be for my daughter when she gets into "social media" (she's not yet seven) as then the ever-recording eye of the Internet will be even worse. Mistakes will be made that is for sure. We all learn by our mistakes but "forgive and forget" is also a valid term.

Summer greetings and best wishes.

Darren Ingram / Music Library Finland / lurking again 

On 25 June 2014 17:24, Gavin Maitland <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Dear, the entire archives and records management profession,

 

After my very drunken attempt at joviality it has come to my attention that I might have caused some offense and I apologise to any and all that may have been affected by my actions.

 

Clearly a professionally based listserv such as this is not the place to enter into the game of trolling such as that in question and attempting to take a stand against a bully is obviously best not made in this context and I apologise for such an ill-judged attempt. Expressing one’s personal dissatisfaction is best not made with such crude comments or in such a ribald display of expletives and I again apologise for any offense caused.

 

Making light of or questioning a person’s mental health is best not made in such a public forum especially when one’s own is in such a current state of disarray and I apologise to all for any offense caused.

 

I am more than willing to accept any disciplinary action brought against me and again I urge the owners of this listserv to remove me from it.

Gavin Maitland

 

 

  

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