Re: *** ADMIN: New list -- ISN-Citizens!

Rob, I motion to move this discussion the David's new list
for that kind of drivel.

----- Original Message -----
From: Rob Dixon <rob.dixon@erros.co.uk>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: *** ADMIN: New list -- ISN-Citizens!


> JT
>
> I am somewhat surprised and sorry that I find a need to correct your
statements
> twice in one day.
>
> <snip>
>
> > You may, or may not, know that one of the *many* reasons I left the AAG
was
> > because Rob Dixon refused to allow the topic of how your listserv is run
on
> > Unix.  I wanted to talk about doing the AAG on a 400 (how else could we
> > complain about IBM running their business on Eunuchs...?)  But speed is
of
> > the essence...  Whatever it takes to get a listserv up and running is OK
> > with me and I'm sure others, under the circumstances.
>
> </snip>
>
> It happens that I kept all the posts on Advocacy.
>
> In the post to which you refer, which I sent on 2nd September, 2000, I
quoted
> from your earlier post
>
> > But I, personally, am having doubts about continuing to work on this
> > project.  I'm not seeing how I can offer any serious suggestions to IBM,
> > when we ourselves don't use a 400 in _this_ project.
>
> I responded
>
> "I think your concerns are not realistic.
>
> We pay nothing for this wonderful Midrange list.  David Gibbs provides this
> as a service to the AS/400 community out of the kindness of his heart."
>
> I also said
>
> "I don't want to start a debate on this subject in Advocacy.  If anyone
wants
> to raise it further, please do so on the main Midrange list - PLEASE NOT
HERE."
>
> I was trying to get us to focus on the topic on hand without diversions -
an
> difficult task -  but as I had said in an earlier post, I was not the rule
setter
> and could not refuse the topic - just discourage it in that particular
list.
>
> In your response on 5th September, you wrote
>
> "Since I am withdrawing from the committee (I'm sending a separate post on
> this) I don't guess it matters a whole lot one way or the other.  My
bailing
> out of the group has nothing to do with this particular topic."
>
> Your statement today which I quote at the beginning of this post seems
somewhat
> at odds with this much earlier statement.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Rob
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