[Vision2020] Civility is a two-way street

Scott Dredge sdredge at yahoo.com
Thu Dec 6 23:52:28 PST 2007


Shamelessly stolen from Monty Python and the Holy Grail...

[with a Brit-ish accent]

"Well, that's no ordinary crabtree. That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered v2020er you ever set eyes on.  Look, that crabtree's got a vicious streak a mile wide, it's a killer!  It'll do you a trick, mate!  I'm warning you!  He's got huge, sharp teeth -- he can leap about -- look at the bones!"

"I warned you!  I warned you! But did you listen to me? Oh, no, you knew it all, didn't you? Oh, it's just a harmless little crabtree, isn't it? Well, it's always the same, I always warn 'em, but do they listen to me?"

-Scott

      ----- 
      Original Message ----- 

      From: 
      keely 
      emerinemix 

      To: 
      g. 
      crabtree ; Scott Dredge ; vision2020 at moscow.com 

      Sent: 
      Wednesday, December 05, 2007 7:05 PM

      Subject: 
      RE: [Vision2020] Civility is a two-way street

      

I don't know Ted.  Never met him, wouldn't recognize 
      him if he was walking down the street in front of me.  However, I've 
      found him to be honest and insightful, and he doesn't deserve 
      this.

Keely





      
        
        From: jampot at roadrunner.com
To: sdredge at yahoo.com; vision2020 at moscow.com
Date: 
        Wed, 5 Dec 2007 18:07:26 -0800
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Civility is 
        a two-way street


        


        And there we go! Why in the world 
        would I need to devote any effort to making Mr. Muffett look silly 
        when he does such a yeoman like job all by his lonesome. His " I am 
        Spock, resurrected" spiel takes pompous to a here to fore 
        unexplored level and his claims of being on the very verge of becoming a 
        transcendent creature of pure intellect makes me wonder if he gets out 
        of his mothers basement much. (I picture brain-Guy from MST3K hollering 
        up the stairs "Quiet Ma, I'm almost ready to shed this vile carbon based 
        vessel and become a ray of environmentally friendly energy. Bring me 
        another Twinkie and a Sprite!" ) Keep pecking away on that man made 
        global warming obsession you've got going, I'm sure that Al Gore will be 
        around any day to thank you for your efforts assuming you haven't, well 
        you know, transformed. I know I sure am happy you've been on the 
        case. My appreciation is boundless, my amusement total.

         

        Keep on thinkin' the big thoughts 
        Tiger,

        g

         

         

        ----- Original Message ----- 
        From: "Scott Dredge" <sdredge at yahoo.com>

        To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>

        Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2007 12:42 
        AM

        Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Civility is a 
        two-way street


        

>> Ted wrote: 
>> Scott et. 
        al.
>>
>> You must be kidding?
>>
> Not 
        at all.
> 
>> You write as though you think Vision2020 is 
        some sort of ghetto gang
>> scene ("street fighter?" "toe to 
        toe?") where making an ass of someone
>> dictates dominance and 
        power?  How pathetic!  The more enlightened
>> 
        readership on this list does not buy into this crude mentality.
> 
        
> v2020 is an unmoderated list.  The more enlightened 
        readership hits the delete
> key on most of the postings including 
        this one without reading any further (I
> would hope).
> 
        
>> Let Gary Crabtree "make complete asses out of the both of 
        you on this
>> site," as you wrote.  I''ll just sit back 
        and laugh!
> 
> At this point, fine by me.
> 
        
>> I am above the sort of irrational nonsense that Gary 
        Crabtree posts to
>> this list, or to that community joke, 
        "wrong-mind.us"  I don't care
>> what he says, if there is 
        no content worth responding to, I simply
>> ignore it as not 
        worth my time.  Ad hominem attacks, be my guest.
>> I've 
        faced this many times before, in rather extreme ways, and if 
        Gary
>> Crabtree thinks he can rattle my cage, "bring it on 
        (God bless
>> conservative hero and professional moron George 
        W. Bush for this now
>> immortal phrase signifying the idiocy 
        of cowboy macho
>> overconfidence)."
> 
> 
        Perfect!  I hope we don't ever again need to read from you or 
        anyone else
> about how unethical Gary was for posting a private 
        email considering you
> don't care what he posts.  But since 
        this cardinal sin is such a hot button
> issue that really gets 
        under your craw, I guess we'll just have to wait and
> see who 
        gets blamed for what wrongdoing the next time HeirDoug or
> 
        (anyone else for that matter) just 'cuts & pastes" from the v2020 
        archives.
> 
>> I am interested in fact based logical 
        discourse on important issues,
>> in the Truth, not personal 
        ego battles, or moral superiority
>> competitions between 
        morally faulted human beings (as we all are!).
>> Anyone 
        following my responses to ridiculous irrational attacks on
>> 
        Vision2020, aimed my way, should realize this.
> 
> 
        Great!  Start a new thread with a new subject line on some new 
        topic
> more important than this one.
> 
>> The 
        Temple of Reason is where I dwell on this list.  And 
        without
>> radical means of persuasion, I will not falter from 
        this position.
> 
> Good to hear.
> 
>> Come 
        on Gary, make an ass of me!  I'll relish ignoring your 
        every
>> attempt, as I continue to post on more important 
        issues, like
>> anthropogenic climate change.  I know how 
        devoted you are to
>> discovering the truth on this issue, 
        being someone focused on the
>> objective pursuit of 
        knowledge... Well, we can hope!
> 
> Good to hear a couple 
        paragraphs above that you'll be ignoring Gary.
> 
>> Ted 
        Moffett
> 
> Scott Dredge
> 
> On 12/3/07, Scott 
        Dredge <sdredge at yahoo.com> 
        wrote:
>> Ted / Joe,
>>
>> FWIW, I'm speaking 
        for Gary because I truly do not want to see him
> make 
        complete asses out of the both of you on this site on this issue 
        and
> I'm trying to explain this in a way that I *thought* 
        would make sense
> to both of you.  Gary's not going to 
        follow your idea of proper list
> server etiquette.  He 
        doesn't give a good God Damn if anyone thinks his
> posting 
        of a private email was unethical.  He posted a private email 
        to
> let everyone know he received it and my guess is that he 
        would prefer
> to receive no more emails like it (or maybe he 
        would like to receive
> them and so he can post them publicly 
        again).  So don't send any to him.
>>
>> Gary can 
        waste his time responding on this but he's going to 
        make
> both of you look just plain bad.  If you want to 
        go toe to toe with Gary,
> be my guest.  Just be aware 
        that Gary is a street fighter and he's not
> going to play by 
        whatever rules you think he should play by and
> ultimately 
        he's going to bait both of you into looking very foolish.  
        He's
> good at it.  Beyond that, he's not emotionally 
        charged by this issue like
> you and Joe are which is what 
        started this whole foolish nonsense to
> begin with.  
        He's not the one keeping this thing alive, the two of 
        your
> are along with a little help from HeirDoug posing in 
        drag.  If you want
> this issue to go away, then drop 
        it.  I've got nothing more to say on
> it so I'll just 
        stand back, watch the carnage that Gary dishes out, 
        and
> just shake my head.
>>
>> Take it 
        away Gary, I'm sure this is going to be child's play for 
        you
> but I've done my best to warn both of 
        them...
>>
>> -Scott
>>
>> ----- 
        Original Message ----
>> From: Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com>
>> To: Scott Dredge <sdredge at yahoo.com>; Joe 
        Campbell
> <joekc at adelphia.net>
>> Cc: vision2020 at moscow.com
>> Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2007 11:34:29 PM
>> 
        Subject: [Vision2020] Civility is a two-way 
        street
>>
>>
>> Scott et. 
        al.
>>
>> You write as though you are Gary Crabtree's 
        conscience in this
> matter,
>> when you write that 
        "He's more than happy to move forward."  Let Gary
>> speak 
        for himself.  Why are you speaking for him?
>>
>> 
        Also, Joe's recent response to Gary in this thread was correct 
        in
>> pointing out that the assumption that Gary might have 
        posted the
>> recent re-posting of Joe's private e-mail, was 
        not based on
>> "non-existent evidence," as Gary claimed.  
        The fact Gary originally
>> posted this private message, and 
        has disputed with Joe many times on
>> Vision2020, is evidence 
        to suggest Gary might engage in this conduct
>> again, to 
        undermine Joe's recent post with this subject heading,
>> 
        responding to Atwood's Daily News Op-Ed.
>>
>> Also, 
        your argument immediately below, attempting to remove any
>> 
        responsibility for objectionable list serve conduct on the part 
        of
>> Gary for posting of a private e-mail, is 
        questionable.  It is
> accepted
>> by almost 
        all on this list serve that private e-mail not be posted to
>> 
        the list.  If this was happening with regularity, it would 
        certainly
>> undermine the health of this list, based in part 
        on trust between
>> people for respect for their privacy.  
        I do not know all the details
>> of the case with Wilson and 
        Morin you refer to, but I doubt the two
>> examples are 
        precisely analogous.  I have received insulting private
>> 
        e-mails from Vision2020 list members (along with a much 
        larger
>> percentage of positive private responses!), but I 
        have never
> responded
>> by posting these insulting 
        private messages.
>>
>> Scott 
        wrote:
>>
>> Sending Gary an insulting email was your 
        fault.  You apologized.
>> Nothing more needs to be 
        said.  Trying to pin any blame on Gary for
>> forwarding 
        it v2020 is as weak to me as Doug Wilson's complaint
>> against 
        Terry Morin for posting supposedly secret documents for the
>> 
        whole world to see Doug as a rotten, lying skunk.
>> 
        ------------------
>> Vision2020 Post: Ted 
        Moffett
>>
>>
>> On 12/2/07, Scott Dredge 
        <sdredge at yahoo.com> 
        wrote:
>> > Joe,
>> >
>> > When this 
        brouhaha first came to light, I recall you 
        apologizing
> and
>>  Gary Crabtree accepting 
        the apology and saying something to 
        effect
> of
>>  "let's move on".  Gary 
        isn't the one being petty about this and 
        I'm
> sure
>>  he'd like nothing better than to 
        move on to scoring more debate
> points
>>  on 
        v2020 which is something he does very well being the 
        master
> debater
>>  that he is.
>> 
        >
>> > Sending Gary an insulting email was your 
        fault.  You apologized.
>>  Nothing more needs to be 
        said.  Trying to pin any blame on Gary for
>>  
        forwarding it v2020 is as weak to me as Doug Wilson's 
        complaint
> against Terry
>>  Morin for posting 
        supposedly secret documents for the whole world to
>>  see 
        Doug as a rotten, lying skunk.
>> >
>> > There's 
        not much you can do about Dale or HeirDoug reposting 
        it
> again
>>  and again.  They don't 
        quite understand the whole "I'm sorry, I 
        made
> a
>>  mistake, I'll try not to make the 
        same one again" scenario.  What
> else
>>  
        would you expect from disciples of a rogue pastor who makes 
        all
> sorts
>>  of ludicrous statements and 
        never refutes them because in his 
        own
> mind
>>  it's a weakness to admit to any 
        mistake (no matter how painfully
>>  obvious)?
>> 
        >
>> > My advice is that when Heirdoug plays this card 
        again - and you
> know
>>  he will because he's 
        not very creative - leave Gary out of the mix.
>>  He's 
        more than happy to move forward.
>> >
>> > 
        -Scott
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message 
        ----
>> > From: Joe Campbell <joekc at adelphia.net>
>> > To: vision2020 at moscow.com
>> > Sent: Sunday, December 2, 2007 8:46:50 
        PM
>> > Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Civility is a 2-way 
        street.
>> >
>> >
>> > Ted writes: 
        "...given Gary Crabtree was the fully
>> > disclosed source 
        of the original posting of this private e-mail, in
>> > 
        violation of the 'rule' that private messages not be posted 
        to
>> > Vision2020, it is reasonable to assume he might 
        engage in the same
>> >  conduct again, 
        correct?"
>> >
>> > Gary writes: "Making 
        assumptions based on nonexistent evidence is
>> >  
        generally
>> > ill advised."
>> >
>> 
        > Your NAME was on the the posted letter. How is that a lack 
        of
>>  evidence?
>> >
>> > For the 
        record, I don't think you posted the recent letter. But 
        you
>>  did
>> >  post the
>> 
        > initial PRIVATE letter -- precisely so your Kirk friends 
        could
>>  re-post
>> >  it 
        over
>> > and over and over again. So it isn't exactly as if 
        you are without
>> >  blame!
>> 
        >
>> > I await your insults, fallacies, and evasions. If 
        nothing else,
> they
>> >  provide 
        a
>> > source of amusement to the other readers.
>> 
        >
>> > -- Joe Campbell
>> >
> 
> 
        
> 
> 
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