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To: Bill Ulrich who wrote (207)	3/8/1998 4:23:00 AM
From: flickerful	Respond to of 1614

bill. i think it a fine idea and i encourage its official submission... i would gladly join you. randy

To: Bill Ulrich who wrote (207)	3/8/1998 10:15:00 AM
From: Rambi	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1614

Bill-I was impressed by your ideas, probably because my husband, (a lawyer) and I last night came up with a similar set of suggestion that I'm preparing to send Jill. We had included as violations worthy of suspension: obscenities, direct threats and some phrase that he worded about legal stuff. I had not thought about the threadhead having some control, but on first reading tend to agree with you. The interesting thing is that long ago one of the people who has been either turning others in or threatening to do so in what is fast becoming a personal pogrom, espoused that same philosophy of "Enter at Own Risk" with passionate and strong conviction. I think it is this hypocrisy which bothers me the most about the situation. For several days last year, someone got angry with me (I know how difficult you'll find that to believe) and referred to me as "She Who Whines" for a while, making a big point about how she wasn't using my name, saying nasty things about my friends, displaying some very unstable characteristics. I gritted my teeth and never responded, reminded myself that this person was not reacting rationally and had no real importance or influence in my life, left that thread, and it all went away. Sometimes silence is the better part of valor. I think we've lost perspective on this entire situation. There are things that really matter and other things that are just not that important. There are appropriate ways to deal with problems that don't have to include emotional tirades and public declamations. My view is apparently not too popular, and probably not as much fun (no big adrenalin rushes), so that's it for me, but if you decide to write as a group stating your recommendations, I would like to be included. I think this has gone too far. penni (who usually walks the fence but seems to be losing her balance)