Re: I know I'm asking for it (was Re: A MooTH! A THing!)

--- On Wed, 5/9/12, Mal replied:

> That is an excellent statement, a fair point, and a
> reasonable request. I will do my very best to make sure that
> what outbursts I display are either minimized or on more of
> an even keel. I hope that you will continue to push back
> when necessary. I'm sure we'll find the right balance
> eventually.

And I breathed a sigh of relief because my faith in your decency was confirmed (now don't get all huffy because I accused you of decency - I mean it in the loosest terms possible, I promise!)

> But I'll start being nicer *later*.

And for this remark I am even more grateful because it made me giggle and smile right before walking into my British Romanticism final exam (which proceeded to hand me my butt on a platter)

> I hope even more sincerely that those people, armed with the
> reminder of Deb's situation, find themselves motivated to do
> right. I hope that the decency and fairness that people
> display around them can remind them how to do right.

I completely agree with both your hopes and your desire to motivate said individuals. I agreed with the concepts behind your previous message; it was just the delivery methods that irked me.

> your defense of deadbeats.

Dang. Really didn't mean for it to come across that way. Attention list deadbeats! Consider this official notice - I am not your defender.

> causing
> financial harm to a member of this list is not something
> about which I have it in me to be kind. Nor, honestly, do I
> believe it to be something that deserves respect. I believe
> strongly that such behavior is far more damaging than mine,
> and that trying to be understanding and sympathetic to those
> actions would be more damaging yet.

Again, couldn't agree with you more. If anything, this exchange has hopefuly made it even more obvious what actions still need to be taken and by whom.

> As for personal attacks on me: There is no way in which your
> reasonable request could be interpreted as an attack.

Wasn't too worried that you would take it that way. I was just trying to prevent any bandwagon jumpers who would think I was bashing a fellow Houser from trying to join in.

> try to imagine me as a pockmarked blob of inadequacy,
> furiously typing in a basement, cackling away the whole
> time. I have faith that you'll manage well.

The cackles come across the ether very clearly on their own - no imagination needed (thank god because my brain is mush).

This is why I still love this list (well, this and the discussions about hair dye, pun wars about fish and rocks, and...hang on, there was something else...oh! Charles de Lint. Yeah, that guy.

- Kel