[Vision2020] Does Jerry Schutz have a little secret?

[Linda Pall]

Dear Bill and the 600 Subscribers of Vision2020:

That tore it. The anonymous, libelous posting that prompted your response,
Bill, and mine here is so far beyond what might even possibly be acceptable
that it has finally and profoundly drug down what was once an interesting,
quirky, informative and even sometimes insightful exchange of views.

I believe it is time to have a moderated list OR to find some other means to
support the list, i.e., subscriptions or some similar mechanism. The "free
to be a libelous spewer" status of anonymous postings should be ended.

While there are some who may cheer at the demise of Vision2020, I cannot. I
can only express real sadness about the state of our civic discourse.

Bill, I believe you hold the keys on this, since this was really the progeny
of the Vision 2020 effort years ago. If anyone 'owns' the list, you do. Ask
First Step to take it down because it needs to be reformed. In its present
condition, it has lost its way.

Thank you for your efforts to encourage Moscow's conversation; I wish it
could be civil again.

All the best,

Linda Pall



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill London" <london at moscow.com>
To: <wil_hendrick at hotmail.com>
Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 3:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Does Jerry Schutz have a little secret?


> to the anonymous poster hiding behind the Wil Hendrick hotmail account:
>
> Coward that you are, you could not have considered the impact of your
> writing....not just on the people you have identified, as well as their
> friends and families...but also on this public communication system,
Vision
> 2020.
>
> Mean, petty, disgusting "outings" of home addresses, old gossip, home
phone
> numbers, and other very personal information has the power to destroy
V2020.
>
> Let's move back to discussing issues and ideas.
>
> BL
>
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