Re: [atlarge-discuss] Provisional Membership Committee

["Ron Sherwood" <sherwood@islands.vi>]

Smile

Ron

----- Original Message -----
From: "Micheal Sherrill" <micheal@beethoven.com>
To: "atlarge discuss list" <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 6:47 PM
Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] Provisional Membership Committee


> OBSTINATE, adj. Inaccessible to the truth as it is manifest in the
splendor and
> stress of our advocacy. The popular type and exponent of obstinacy is the
mule, a
> most intelligent animal.
> Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914)
>
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: "Ron Sherwood" <sherwood@islands.vi>
> Date:  Mon, 9 Jun 2003 19:02:54 -0400
>
> Hello Micheal:
> You wrote:
>
> > 1.  a mailbox is not a physical address and has little weight for
> verification
>
> 1) My mailbox is the place to mail things to me. They get to me.
(Including
> the precious bank account statement that PayPal uses to verify me) I am
me.
> If you send a Restricted Delivery letter to me with a verification code, I
> will get it, return the code and you will be able to verify me.
>
> > 2.  anybody can have a phone number and answer as Jeff Williams (even
you)
>
> 2) Anyone can have a phone number and answer as Micheal Sherrill (even
you),
> but I would know if it was your dog that answered. (You may also be
> surprised to find that real people often answer the phone with their name,
> as in Ron Sherwood, Jeff Williams... How do you answer yours?)
>
> > 3.  Jeff Williams was never verified
>
> 3) I am satisfied that Jeff Williams exists. No one else tried. (What a
sad
> reflection on the personal integrity of those that claim him to be
> unverified).
>
> > 4.  you defied the repeated requests of many of the committee members to
> not include
> > Jeff Williams in our internal communications because he was not verified
>
> 4) I asked questions of the few who had a private agenda that had nothing
to
> do with verification. It is interesting that you would see that as
defiant.
> (Besides, we are a transparent organization and all those messages are
> available for public review).
>
> By the way, Micheal you are wrong again (is it genetic?). If you check
your
> mail you will find that it was _not_ I who added Jeff Williams to the cc
> email list. Although I do approve of the inclusive nature of such
> correspondence.
>
> My, how you do wriggle,  are you sure you tried to verify Jeff Williams
> before declaring him unverified?
>
> Regards, Ron
>
>
>
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