great. another "me too" to "fit in", negative post about oben. I ignored the
joke (if everyone did, it would've been forgotten), and I answered his age
question, for which he thanked me on list, as opposed to calling me names. I
made
no other comments as he was getting too hot from being bombarded. If he
continued
to get no reaction to his joke, and comments, he would have seen them as not
"funny" enough for a reaction, and we all would have moved on. This list does
overreact sometimes.
Larry
DaEyeGuy@xxxxxxx wrote:
> Tom et.al,
>
> There can be no doubt that it got a tad ugly and it is never pleasant to see
> a group have to "expel" a member...but this guy was dubious from the first.I
> have to admit I wondered about him from about his second post...his language
> and online demeanor were not 'adult" and I remember wondering if he were a
> kid. I still think it's entirely possible that he's a teen or very young with
> little social schooling. To say that his remarks were often juvenile would be
> kind. I can feel no regret in seeing him "expelled".
>
> While I missed most of his messages as I have been filtering him from the
> get-go, I could tell from the responses the gist of his replies and caught
> his last nasties. Considering how peaceful this community at large has been
> over the last four years, exclusion was really the only choice. As juvenile
> as it sounds, he would more than likely love to think we are referring to him
> by using his moniker as a descriptive term. I would rather never see nor
> think of it again.
>
> My only advice to newcomers is, if you perceive a member to iriitate you,
> instead of starting a flame, merely filter him out and you will relieve
> yourself (and us!) of a lot of unnecessary anger and ill-will. Life's too
> short to waste on guys like these..
>
> Now I'm headed out for a nice afternoon, 5 rolls of film in my pocket, and my
> favorite '76 OM2 on my neck.....what bliss....!
>
> Susan Steele
> Virginia USA
>
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