[bksvol-discuss] Re: resigning from the volunteer list
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 8 Sep 2009 23:12:36 -0700 (PDT)
lol. Roger, I'm not gong to report you, because your language does not offend
me, but I thank you for posting something I would consider an example of a post
that is appropriate because of language.
Thinking about what you said about receiving hate mail because of your astheist
opinions..no one should have commented on that--.There are people's religious
signatures that make me uncomfortable, more because I'm Jewish than because I,
too, am an atheist, but I have never and would never ask that they be removed.
I simply don' t have to read them. I know these people are good people and I
respect their views and if they feel they have to express them, so be it.
Wish List (i.e., books wanted added to the collection) and books-being-scanned
list available at sites below
Wish List: https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Bookshare+Wish+List
Books Being Scanned List:
https://wiki.benetech.org/display/BSO/Books+Being+Scanned+List
--- On Tue, 9/8/09, Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx <Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx <Rogerbailey81@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: resigning from the volunteer list
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 7:25 PM
Well, I recall two times I was reported to, I suppose it was Pavi. They were
both on the general discussion list. The first time was when I expressed my
opinions on censorship and was attacked with a barrage of hate mail. The main
complaint was that I was being off topic, butt when it had to do with books,
with Bookshare and practices of Bookshare I failed to see how it could be off
topic. I think a lot of people consider anything that they disagree with to be
off topic. It is interesting that because I spoke out against censorship and
attempt to censor me was mounted. The second time I just made an innocent and
casual comment that reflected my atheism and a torrent of personal attacks
followed. Then it was I, of all people, who was reported for being disruptive.
The reaction I have seen here to you is not nearly as strong as the reaction to
me and I have not considered resigning from the list because of that. The only
reason I have considered resigning
is because the traffic is so heavy that it is difficult to keep up with my
email at times. My observation is that, like me, you do not intend to offend
anyone. You just have, in email at least, a bit of a blunt manner. You might
want to consider my attitude rather than resign from the list. My attitude is
this. I never try to offend anyone, but at the same time I also never try not
to offend anyone either. Trying not to, by resigning from the list or keeping
quiet about certain things or by other means of self censorship, is a flat out
compromise of my own principles. So, if I accidentally offend someone by
something I say then that is just tough shit. So, if you quit because you are
trying not to offend someone are you doing yourself a disservice? I think you
might be.
"The
end may justify the means as long as there is something that justifies the end.
" Leon Trotsky
The Militant: http://www.themilitant.com Pathfinder Press:
http://www.pathfinderpress.com
Granma International: http://granma.cu/ingles/index.html
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[bksvol-discuss] resigning from the volunteer list
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I have been a member of this list pretty much continuously since 2003.
Pavi just sent me a note saying she had received feedback regarding
messages I have recently sent to the list which some other volunteers
have judged to be inappropriate.
This is kind of personal I know. What is appropriate for one person
may not be for another.
Rather than unintentionally offending anybody, I am resigning from
the volunteer list.
Elizabeth
who often signs myself as E.
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