Etc., etc.

[Bill Palmer]

Well, I have no problem ignoring him, but my fear is that JL is not.

Bill Palmer


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilson Gray" <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: Etc., etc.


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> Well, as my sister=in-law says about my somewhat fiery-tempered brother,
>
> "I just ignore him, when he gets like that." ;-)
>
> -Wilson
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> On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 8:20 PM, Bill Palmer <w_a_palmer at bellsouth.net>
> wrote:
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>> I think there are some who may want to seriously consider some restraint
>> in
>> their posts, not so much in the number of them, but in their tone.
>>
>> I find Jon's posts to be enlightening, fresh, good humored, and not
>> nearly
>> frequent anough.
>>
>>
>> Bill Palmer
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: <ronbutters at AOL.COM>
>> To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
>> Sent: Monday, February 08, 2010 5:55 PM
>> Subject: Re: Etc., etc.
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>>> I'm with Alexander Pope on this: a true mark of genius is knowing when
>>> to
>>> "blot" (which I think means 'shut up').
>>> ------Original Message------
>>> From: Cohen, Gerald Leonard
>>> Sender: ADS-L
>>> To: ADS-L
>>> ReplyTo: ADS-L
>>> Subject: Re: [ADS-L] Etc., etc.
>>> Sent: Feb 8, 2010 4:11 PM
>>>
>>> I have great respect for Ron but would not think of limiting Jon's very
>>> interesting messages. Jon (May he live 120 years!) is one of the most
>>> valuable assets of ads-l.
>>>
>>> Gerald Cohen
>>>
>>> Original message from Ron Butters:
>>>
>>>> Could this be a good time to suggest that ADS-L put a limit on the
>>>> number
>>>> of times per day that the  same individual can post on ADS-L? Maybe
>>>> there
>>>> should be a lifetime limit as well (as there is for the number of times
>>>> an insurance policy will pay to addicts to rehab)?
>>>>
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> -Wilson
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