I may be going out on a limb here, but I think perhaps (it appears)
that you missed Ken's main point or intention. I did not read his
words to mean that he controls, or desires to control, what is said on
the list. He is simply requesting that people refrain from saying
things that are negative about himself or anyone else. He said
"personal attacks are inappropriate and disrespectful". I believe that
is a reasonable opinion/request that most mature and thoughtful people
might also agree with. Ken also expressed this opinion/request without
any sarcasm or negative comments. He expressed the desire that
negative thoughts or criticisms be taken care of privately, which he
practices. Even if you don't like him "butting in" and emailing you
about caches, TB's, etc, at least he does it privately. He has done
this a few times with me and, when I have chosen to talk with him
about the issue, he has always responded respectfully.
Practice kindness, and kindness you will receive,
Trisha "Lightning"
Prescott
On Mon, 31 May 2004 17:48:46 -0700, "ShadowAce" wrote:
>
> Ken Akerman aka highpointer;
>
> I am sorry for any harsh words said about you on your listserv. I
> understood you took it upon yourself to email cachers and correct
them
> on
> wrongful behavior of travel bugs, caches, and anything else you
> thought they
> needed educated on. I know I have recieved them also..
>
> I did not however know this was your listserv, since it appears to
> be so
> and you are making rules on how we can communicate on the list,
please
> forgive me. I will hold all posts to myself.
>
> -=-=For everyone else=-=-
>
> If you notice something my team or I should be informed of when it
> comes to
> the privacy, or enjoyment held by geocachers, feel free to let me
know
> via
> the list or direct emails..
>
>
> Shadowace and Crew
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com
> [mailto:az-geocaching-admin@listserv.azgeocaching.com]On Behalf Of
Ken
> Akerman
> Sent: Monday, May 31, 2004 11:57 AM
> To: Listserv@azgeocaching.com
> Subject: [Az-Geocaching] Explanation and apology
>
>
> Arizona Geocachers,
>
>
> If anyone has a problem with me, then I recommend that they contact
me
> directly. Please do not
> send out your personal opinions about me or anyone else in the
> geocaching
> community to the entire
> distribution group. Comments about caches, travel bugs, and other
> things
> directly related to
> geocaching are okay, but personal attacks are inappropriate and
> disrespectful. If you would like
> to speak with me, then I will provide my cell phone number on
request.
> If
> you feel that it is not
> important enough for you to speak with me about it directly, then it
> is not
> important enough for
> you to send it out to everyone on the distribution list.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Ken Akerman (a.k.a. Highpointer)
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