My initial response to the McDermott post (on the PCYC thread,
referenced by Tim in the post this responds to) was to consider
complaining to Jill. I decided to do nothing, ignore the guy,
and hope he would go away. Perhaps it is better that we try
to regulate ourselves somewhat the way a group does in conversation.
I am particularly concerned that women not be discouraged from
sharing their insights on this and other threads because of that
kind of post.
By the way, I had assumed "Courtney" referred to a model or
celebrity not involved in SI. If I had known that she was a
real SI poster I almost certainly would have mailed Jill to
complain immediately. However, perhaps it's better that we discuss
this in public before taking it to the authorities. So for the
record, I strongly object to the threatening tone of McDermott's
post, especially the innuendo suggesting sexual violence. I object,
much more mildly, to graphic off-topic crude but nonviolent fantasies about TV personalities
appearing on these threads, mostly on the grounds that they may
make it uncomfortable for some women to participate in these discussions,
and we need everyone's opinions about Ligand.
Re Nancy and Courtney's views on Henry, I consider it
a bit strange the amount of time and attention he devotes to
every tick of Ligand. I have found, nonetheless, that he possesses
plenty of accurate information about Ligand, has a good sense of
what's going on in various deals they are involved in, had very
useful things to say about the ALRIZ/ALRI/LGND business. If he's a little
touty and prone to induce buying panic at inopportune times,
well, I've immunized myself to that -g-.
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