Whineland too

[Joe Varo]

On Thu, 24 Apr 1997, Steven Maas (CUTR) wrote:

> I come done on the side of those who think it's no big deal.  In fact I'm
> looking forward to getting my free copy and seeing what I said that they
> think is of interest to others.  We all should know that the P-list is
> public, and as has been pointed out the archive is there for posterity
> anyhow.  Simple logic should tell you that if you don't want something to
> be available to be seen by the world then you shouldn't post it in a
> public place. 
> 
> As for ethical concerns, when "Shag Miller" forwarded Dale Larson's
> message to the list despite being asked not to, I think he or she lost any
> claim to self-righteousness.  Something about black pots and kettles.  At
> least Larson identified himself.

I'm in complete agreement with everything Steve has written above.  I,
too, am, for some unfathomable reason, apparently mentioned in the book
and am taking up Mr. Larson on his offer of a freebie.

I have never felt that anything I've ever posted over the net was in
anyway protect by copyright or privacy laws (other than *private* email)
and so I type in the same way that I would speak to anyone in a
face-to-face medium.

On the other hand, I do believe that Seigel should have contacted everyone
he was planning on mentioning before publishing the book.  It may not have
been the expedient thing to do, but it would have been proper thing to do.

Joe