On Wed, 13 Nov 2013 03:40:15 +0900, andrew zurcher
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> Dear Steven,
>
> You are first on my list, as you probably expected.
>
> I sympathize completely with your views, and I am very grateful to you
> for starting the discussion of this important topic; but there is no
> denying that your language and tone are very offensive to many list
> members. We have all been here before, and so it will come as no
> surprise to find me asking you to take a break from posting for a while
> at least -- the level of exchange is too hot right now, and if you
> continue to comment, more offense will be the inevitable result. If you
> would prefer to remove yourself from the list, I will understand; this
> has been a trying discussion. If you would prefer to stay, and at length
> to post again to the list, I encourage you to adopt a different tone and
> approach to engagement here; otherwise I will ask you to withdraw.
Let me note that whatever tone others may have found in my postings, I
never violated netiquette. Others did.
So I refuse to leave the list and wait for another occasion. I've had my
say, though I hope that more lives are not wasted.
Those of you who love censorship will find it has negative consequences
over the long term.
--
Steven Willett
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