[GSBN] your comments on gsbn for mark

[ejgeorge at riseup.net]

Yeah sorry about that, I was reading the email and somehow  
accidentally resent it. I'd promise not to do it again if I had any  
idea how I did it in the first place???? Apologies to all.

ej

Quoting "Derek Roff" <derek at unm.edu>:

> I am appreciative of Mark's calm, reasoned response to the  
> statements by James.  When I read eight negatively-loaded  
> words/phrases in James' one short paragraph, I'm hesitant to say more.
>
> I'm curious as to how this discussion is developing.  Someone  
> forwarded something from this so-called private list, to James, or  
> someone else who eventually got some comments to James.  James  
> responded in some way (not directly to Mark), which got to the list  
> manager, who forwarded the message to Mark.  Seemingly with an email  
> address that didn't make it into the discussion so far.  Not long  
> after receiving Mark's response, I got another GSBN posting from  
> <ejgeorge at riseup.net>. So far as I can tell, this is a reposting of  
> Mark's message, with a different first line and the lack of some of  
> Mark's formatting.
>
> This list is not secret, but I would like to have an idea of who is  
> involved in a discussion.  And as James' response indicates, it is  
> easy to generate bad feelings, or start a flame war, by pulling  
> comments out of the discussion context, and forwarding them to  
> people who don't have experience with nor connection to this list  
> community. I'd like to know who is involved in this discussion,  
> beyond the list members, and how the communication conduit with them  
> is being managed.
>
> Derelict
>
>
> --On Friday, June 19, 2009 8:08 PM -0400 Mark Piepkorn  
> <mark at buildinggreen.com> wrote some very nice, calm words,  
> responding to someone named James, who said:
>
>> just saw your comments on my home in hot springs, in regard to my
>> system of straw bale building... you should really do some research
>> before you spout off.... I would be glad to clear up all those
>> missconceptions for you if you would care to engage in some open
>> dialouge,,, but please get the facts before you condemn,,, reminds
>> me of all those closed minded rednecks I have all around me. hope
>> to hear from ya   james in hot springs south dakota
>
>
>
> Derek Roff
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