[Peace-discuss] Re: Use of peace-discuss list

[John Bambenek]

But the real question is, are you ok with Brian's demonstrably
slanderous attacks.

On 10/9/06, Wendy Edwards <wedwards at uiuc.edu> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 10:43:44PM -0500, John Bambenek wrote:
> > 1) As far as I know, the current group has no control over that site.
> > The use something to the tune of www.illiniobo.com I believe. Sure, it
> > should be done, hell, it shouldn't have been done regardless.
>
> In that case, the university administration will probably make sure
> that it's removed, which will be a big step in solving the problem.
>
> > 2) What makes you assume that the peace-discuss archives were used?
>
> You've been a member of the peace-discuss list for quite a while.
> Girardo recently sent the "thank you" email to the peace-discuss
> list, so you would have had access to it that way without even
> needing to access the archives.
>
> --Wendy
>
> > On 10/9/06, Wendy Edwards <wedwards at uiuc.edu> wrote:
> > >As far as flogging the old article, the most salient point in
> > >my mind is that it's *still* up on the server, publicly
> > >viewable.  Had it not been, it's unlikely that it would
> > >have come to the attention of Paul Kotheimer (and
> > >consequently, the peace-discuss list).
> > >
> > >If anything should have been "private," it should have been
> > >the peace-discuss archives.  Members of AWARE had chosen not
> > >to allow the list to be archived publicly, precisely because
> > >they wanted to be able to speak freely.  If you're going to use
> > >people's posts as ammo against them, I'd say that AWARE indeed
> > >has a right to know this.
> > >
> > >--Wendy
> > >
> > >On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 10:16:00PM -0500, John Bambenek wrote:
> > >> Wendy, you're one of the few people on this list I could probably have
> > >> an intelligent discussion with.
> > >>
> > >> Re-read the progression of e-mails.  My first post was that it was
> > >> rally silly to flog a 6 month old OBO article when Leo's not even in
> > >> the country anymore. (Yes, Leo's little photoshop was out of line).
> > >>
> > >> Brian then decided to lob the left's favorite criticism of
> > >> "hypocrisy", making my private ethics complaint public, and then
> > >> slanderously accused me of a McCarthyite witch-hunt in support of the
> > >> attempt to kill off poor black people.
> > >>
> > >> Exactly who is ax-grainding here?
> > >>
> > >> On 10/9/06, Wendy Edwards <wedwards at uiuc.edu> wrote:
> > >> >Actually, I do have further comment.  Since the email that you're
> > >> >apparently referring to went to the peace-discuss list, I saw it
> > >> >too.  It definitely did not look like electioneering or solicitation.
> > >> >It didn't even look like Girardo spent much time composing it,
> > >> >actually.
> > >> >
> > >> >However, I'm really dismayed by the use of the peace-discuss mailing
> > >> >list as a vehicle for frivolous complaints.  As you know, or should
> > >> >know, AWARE is an activist group that's not affiliated with any
> > >> >candidate for political office (partisan or otherwise).  I don't mind
> > >> >you joining the list and baiting people, but I really find the petty
> > >> >ax-grinding distasteful.
> > >> >
> > >> >--Wendy
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 06:42:05PM -0500, John Bambenek wrote:
> > >> >> It's a problem for the University counsel and ethics officer to deal
> > >with
> > >> >> now.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> I will not comment further.
> > >> >>
> > >> >
> > >>
> > >>
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> >
> >
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