Today Eric Thomas said: > Look mister wide spectrum, if you have a problem with me I would appreciate if you would have the courage of stating it clearly and of referring to me by name, instead of hiding behind your (incorrect) interpretation of the words of someone else and using expressions which allow you to claim you weren't in fact talking about me should there turn out to be too many people standing on the other side of the line. Ironically, I recall hearing a plea from you for a general ban of anonymous postings, based on the fact that people should have the courage to stand by their opinions. Eric< Eric Thomas has fallen into the danger we all face as list moderators: thinking we're in charge of our listee's lives and opinions (and thinking we have license to throw our weight around). Everyone seems to agree he's done wonderful things for the listserv community; I accept that and his technical capability. I think his rudeness is inexcusable, as common as it is to see it in the technical world where people assume personal superiority out of possessing particular skills. Ms. Tillyer's comments about the purpose of what we do being service to the using community remains relevant. The corollary, to me, includes levels of personal politeness and easiness in relations as a way of making that service more effective. Peter Graham, Rutgers University Libraries Moderator, ExLibris ==========================Peter S. Graham / Libraries (908) 932-7505 Rutgers -- The State University of New Jersey. Fax: (908) 932-7637 169 College Avenue / New Brunswick, N. J. 08903 ===============================