[meteorite-list] Taking Offence - A Repost

From: John K. Gwilliam <jkg_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Jun 14 01:11:29 2004
Message-ID: <6.0.3.0.2.20040613215241.026bdb40_at_mail.theriver.com>

Bernd, I must say that your display of integrity and your humble apology
show what you are really made of. Superlative form.

John Gwilliam

At 06:22 PM 6/13/2004, branchw_at_bellsouth.net wrote:
>Hi Bernd and List,
>
>Bernd, you are too modest and unassuming to acknowledge this but you are a
>class act. As you say, it is sometimes hard to clean up a mess but at least
>you don't just walk away from one.
>
>Hoping to read many more posts from you...
>
>-Walter
>--------------------------------------------
>www.branchmeteorites.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de>
>To: <Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 5:26 PM
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Taking Offence - A Repost
>
>
> > Hello Gregory and List,
> >
> > I've been sitting here at my computer for quite some time now,
> > brooding, considering, reconsidering, and feeling very uneasy
> > after re-reading this post many times:
> >
> > I once wrote:
> >
> > " ... , I am taking offense to your harmful comments
> > and the way you twist other list members' comments."
> >
> > Gregory then responded:
> >
> > "And Bernd is about as nonpartisan and imperturbable a member as the list
>has.
> > Isn't there a "line" of common decency SOMEWHERE, past which a member
> > deliberately forfeits his own "good standing"? Sadly, it seems not to be
>the
> > case. Thanks for the post, Bernd - I'm sure everyone else feels the same
> > way too, but there seems to be a curious reluctance to publicly express
>it.
> >
> > Well, it is easy to go off but hard to clean up the mess. Were there
>reasons
> > why I exploded? Yes, there were! Is it a justification to go off on
>someone
> > like I did? No!
> >
> > I was neither "nonpartisan" nor "imperturbable" a few days ago and I
>blundered
> > when - though by mistake - I sent Gregory's private comment and my
>response
> > to it to the list.
> >
> > When I told my Pauline (my wife :-) that Gregory wanted an apology, she
>said
> > without hesitating a second: " Whatever he did, you've made a mistake.
>Yes,
> > I think you should apologize!"
> >
> > As you can all see it took some days to sink in but the message finally
>arrived
> > at the bottom. So, Gregory, please accept my sincere apologies for my
>having
> > gone over the line of "common decency".
> >
> > The only one who dared at least "hint" at such an "uncalled for" reaction
>was
> > Dave Andrews, who wrote at the end of his mail "probably said too much
> > already". No, Dave, you didn't! Thank you!
> >
> > I may be one of the major contributors to this List but this doesn't - and
>above all -
> > shouldn't give me the right to attack and flame list members in such an
>unqualified
> > manner.
> >
> > Feeling much
> > better now,
> >
> > Bernd
> >
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