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Answers

Hello,

Given my once a week soujourn here, my response is, as usual, late. However, I found this thread and had a couple of comments. J

Patrick wrote: Bannings happen, not for the content of one's posts, but for the way in which they are expressed, and banning a self-professed "anthill kicker" is perfectly normal, when the only purpose of posting is to stir people up or play devil's advocate.

Then I am sure you can answer my questions: Why was *I* banned? I never was an anthill kicker, I was sincerely polite in all my posts, I carefully cited sources and evidence, and I even wrote and asked politely why I was banned and received no answer. Can you explain why, other than my opinion (which disagreed with the premise that Y2K would be a Bad Thing), I should have been banned from Ezboard before being allowed to post anything? Can you cite examples of my writings where banning seemed an appropriate measure?

Anita wrote: Jonathan Latimer was always the politest poster on TB2000. He questioned censorship, however.

and Mr. Decker wrote: the terminally polite Jon Latimer was banned before ever posting

(Laughing) I thank you both very much. It won't be anything I can put on a resume, but I think being the called the most terminally polite person of TB2000 is the highest of compliments. Maybe, when I finally pass away, I can have a headstone that just says 'Terminally Polite." It isn't "I told you I was Sick," but may get a chuckle or two from a passer-by. J

Again, thank you for the compliments. I hope all is well for you and yours.

Take care,

Jonathan

-A computer glitch did not bring about the end of civilization. But you already knew that, didn't you?-

-- Jonathan Latimer (latimer@q-a.net), April 29, 2000.

Hello,

Given my once a week soujourn here, my response is, as usual, late. However, I found this thread and had a couple of comments. :)

Patrick wrote: [i] Bannings happen, not for the content of one's posts, but for the way in which they are expressed, and banning a self-professed "anthill kicker" is perfectly normal, when the only purpose of posting is to stir people up or play devil's advocate. [/i]

Then I am sure you can answer my questions: Why was *I* banned? I never was an anthill kicker, I was sincerely polite in all my posts, I carefully cited sources and evidence, and I even wrote and asked politely why I was banned and received no answer. Can you explain why, other than my opinion (which disagreed with the premise that Y2K would be a Bad Thing), I should have been banned from Ezboard before being allowed to post anything? Can you cite examples of my writings where banning seemed an appropriate measure?

Anita wrote: Jonathan Latimer was always the politest poster on TB2000. He questioned censorship, however.

and Mr. Decker wrote: the terminally polite Jon Latimer was banned before ever posting

(Laughing) I thank you both very much. It won't be anything I can put on a resume, but I think being the called the most terminally polite person of TB2000 is the highest of compliments. Maybe, when I finally pass away, I can have a headstone that just says 'Terminally Polite." It isn't "I told you I was Sick," but may get a chuckle or two from a passer-by. J

Again, thank you for the compliments. I hope all is well for you and yours.

Take care,

Jonathan

-A computer glitch did not bring about the end of civilization. But you already knew that, didn't you?-

-- Jonathan Latimer (latimer@q-a.net), April 29, 2000.

Hello,

Given my once a week soujourn here, my response is, as usual, late. However, I found this thread and had a couple of comments. :)

Patrick wrote: Bannings happen, not for the content of one's posts, but for the way in which they are expressed, and banning a self-professed "anthill kicker" is perfectly normal, when the only purpose of posting is to stir people up or play devil's advocate.

Then I am sure you can answer my questions: Why was *I* banned? I never was an anthill kicker, I was sincerely polite in all my posts, I carefully cited sources and evidence, and I even wrote and asked politely why I was banned and received no answer. Can you explain why, other than my opinion (which disagreed with the premise that Y2K would be a Bad Thing), I should have been banned from Ezboard before being allowed to post anything? Can you cite examples of my writings where banning seemed an appropriate measure?

Anita wrote: Jonathan Latimer was always the politest poster on TB2000. He questioned censorship, however.

and Mr. Decker wrote: the terminally polite Jon Latimer was banned before ever posting

(Laughing) I thank you both very much. It won't be anything I can put on a resume, but I think being the called the most terminally polite person of TB2000 is the highest of compliments. Maybe, when I finally pass away, I can have a headstone that just says 'Terminally Polite." It isn't "I told you I was Sick," but may get a chuckle or two from a passer-by. J

Again, thank you for the compliments. I hope all is well for you and yours.

Take care,

Jonathan

-A computer glitch did not bring about the end of civilization. But you already knew that, didn't you?-

-- Testing Again (latimer@q-a.net), April 29, 2000.

Hello,

Given my once a week soujourn here, my response is, as usual, late. However, I found this thread and had a couple of comments. :)

Patrick wrote:

Bannings happen, not for the content of one's posts, but for the way in which they are expressed, and banning a self-professed "anthill kicker" is perfectly normal, when the only purpose of posting is to stir people up or play devil's advocate.

Then I am sure you can answer my questions: Why was *I* banned? I never was an anthill kicker, I was sincerely polite in all my posts, I carefully cited sources and evidence, and I even wrote and asked politely why I was banned and received no answer. Can you explain why, other than my opinion (which disagreed with the premise that Y2K would be a Bad Thing), I should have been banned from Ezboard before being allowed to post anything? Can you cite examples of my writings where banning seemed an appropriate measure?

Anita wrote:

Jonathan Latimer was always the politest poster on TB2000. He questioned censorship, however.

and Mr. Decker wrote:

the terminally polite Jon Latimer was banned before ever posting

(Laughing) I thank you both very much. It won't be anything I can put on a resume, but I think being the called the most terminally polite person of TB2000 is the highest of compliments. Maybe, when I finally pass away, I can have a headstone that just says 'Terminally Polite." It isn't "I told you I was Sick," but may get a chuckle or two from a passer-by. :)

Again, thank you for the compliments. I hope all is well for you and yours.

Take care,

Jonathan

-A computer glitch did not bring about the end of civilization. But you already knew that, didn't you?-

-- Jonathan Latimer (latimer@q-a.net), April 29, 2000.

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