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Pastimes : Beauty and the Banned
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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (243)1/4/2005 3:12:48 PM
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Here is how I can, with an absolutely clear conscience:

Most of my communications with Grainne have been via PM. I notified Grainne regarding my opinions of her web management style long ago, for which she declared me banned forever:

To: Grainne 11/19/2004 11:05:17 AM
From: Jewel_o_the_West

A public post to or about someone that you have banned on your thread is dishonorable. Your obvious partisan bias in your thread management is pathetic and your transparent agendas are vestigial. I always wondered what would happen when close minded old throw backs become obsolete. I guess they start old dinosaur threads to vent.

Have fun playing control freak.

I received the notice that we would have to request unbanning with assurances that we would behave according to her inklings about her thread TOU. I refused:

To: Grainne (who wrote) 1/2/2005 10:23:25 PM
From: Jewel_o_the_West

Sorry, I am a believer in the scripture that goes... "Charity is in the heart of she who practices unconditional unbannings, and not the one who cries forgiveness while offering an entangled web of groveling and toe kissing."Can't remember which holy book I read that in though.

She offered to unban me unconditionally if only I would request the unban. She claims that unbanning people without a personal request might be insulting to them, which is something she couldn’t possibly do… banning is ok but unbanning is too insulting? Huh?

To: Jewel_o_the_West (who wrote) 1/2/2005 11:08:34 PM
From: Grainne

I did not offer any entangled web of groveling and toe kissing, so I have no idea what you are talking about. Some banned individuals may not want to be unbanned. I would not want to make anyone unhappy, of course. The only thing you need to do to get unbanned is tell me privately to unban you, and I will. No public notice, just quiet unbanning. No groveling or apologizing or anything else of any kind is required (or desired).

I made a demand rather than a submit to her request to make a request. She met my demand

To: Grainne (who wrote) 1/2/2005 11:20:13 PM
From: Jewel_o_the_West

Unban me woman, immediately!

On my return, I further clarified for her my opinion about the unbanning offer:

To: Grainne who wrote (92297) 1/3/2005 3:23:01 PM
From: Jewel_o_the_West of 92504

many of us are unable to speak euphemism.

”Bottom line: I am a traveling puddle stomper. I go where the action is and I fear no granny. You?”
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