NIL ILLEGITIMUS CARBORUNDUM
Latin, for "Don't let the bastards get you down"
Suggest you stay, and the other person disappear.
At 09:49 PM 1/29/02 -0500, Mike Razor wrote:
>I have been a member of this list for several years and have really enjoyed
>being a part of the list. I have gotten a lot of good advice and help from
>many members on the list. I have made several friends on the list as well
>and hope to continue to see them at the various car shows my family and I
>attend. I have supported the list. When asked, I contributed money, when I
>meet a fellow MG enthusiast, I wholeheartedly recommend they sign up on the
>list, ask questions and contribute when possible. When I fired up my
>computer I really looked forward to seeing all the postings from the list.
>Learning things about MGs I never even thought about.
>However, I am tried of being belittled and demeaned by a member of the list.
>I am uncomfortable asking questions or making suggestions for fear of being
>zinged by this member. Most of the time I take it in stride, but not this
>time. I will give him credit he did it directly to me and not on the list.
>This time in a personal email he called me names, questioned my integrity
>and my professional abilities. You can call me names and you can criticize
>my professional performance, which he did, but the one thing I will not
>tolerate is anyone questioning my integrity. He has done all of these
>things over a simple question about paint codes. Even worse, I allowed him
>to drag me down to his level, when I responded in kind. For this I am
>ashamed. I try to take the high road whenever possible and I let him get my
>goat. However, I will always guard my integrity with great zeal.
>This list is about love of MGs, people and camaraderie in the pursuit of
>keeping these beautiful machines on the road. It is not about someone
>asking a question that someone else my deem as stupid or a waste of time and
>voicing that very thought. It is not about deprecatory comments about or
>directed at individuals or there inputs. All one has to do is hit his
>delete key and ignore the postings that don't interest him. I am sure there
>will be those that will be upset that I have "wasted" bandwidth with such a
>long email and "non-related" car topic. To you I apologize for wasting this
>space.
>As much as I would like to name this individual I will not. He knows who he
>is. I would venture to say several others know him as well having been on
>the wrong end of wrath and biting comments. It is a shame he is so hateful,
>he is a very knowledgeable person and offers the list so much, but I am not
>going to put up with it anymore. Please do not take my exit from the list
>as cowardice, but with individuals like this the only way to win is ignore
>them.
>I hope most of you will take the time to correspond with me via my home
>email from time to time. Perhaps in time I will return to the list, I do
>enjoy it so much. Good luck and God bless.
>Mike Razor
>mrazor@mis.net
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