[CAUT] A clarification and a response to David Poritt

[Fred Sturm]

On 9/19/07 7:08 AM, "ricb at pianostemmer.no" <ricb at pianostemmer.no> wrote:

> Honestly tho... I really fail to see how any of what I have written
> in the past frew notes should have provoked anyone... let alone the
> violent response from David Love.
Hi Rik,
    I'm afraid I share the sense that you have been deliberately flaming and
provoking. I think you owe David Love and the rest of the list an open
apology, and not one couched in flippant terms. And that you need to tone
down and omit the personal attack mentality you seem to have adopted
recently. If you aren't able to see that in your own writing, you need to
adopt a more self-critical eye.
    I appreciate your contributions to this list, but this recent spate has
been beyond the pale, and has me considering adding a filter command to my
email programs. Or just a more rapid reflex response to my finger on the
delete button when a particular name appears.
Regards,
Fred Sturm
University of New Mexico