Bernie himself defending himself

[Rich Holmes]

Rick Jansen <rick at sara.nl> writes:
>Already I have received some mails frowning at my removing
>J.D. McEachin from the list. 
>
>If you've been on some mailing lists you will find shit eventually
>happens to any list. Frankly, synth-diy has been quite free of it
>until now. I started synth-diy for the exchange of technical info,
>and that has worked quite well. I cannot, however, be responsible
>for a list where people's rights (Mr. Hutchin's in this case) are
>questioned.
>
>Regard diy as a room in my employer's office, not even mine, that 
>I offer free and where you are welcome to visit and talk about 
>synthesizer-related subjects. If, however, people and their behaviour 
>and or reputations become the topic I feel I must stop that, for your 
>and my sake. J.D. McEachin is very welcome back to talk electronics.

No, sir.  Within twenty-four hours either Mr McEachin is back on
Synth-DIY with an apology from you, or I'm gone.

I don't expect you to miss me.  I haven't been much of a contributor,
because I have far more to learn than to expound on this subject.  I
will miss this list, badly.

But I *will not* participate in a list that will kick off a member for
posting one statement of his own opinions on a relevant subject.

Yes, I thought Mr McEachin was out of line in his choice of words.
No, I do not agree with his opinions in general about Bernie Hutchins.
But I will defend his right to speak his mind.

Of course, you run the list and there's no law that says you can't
kick off whoever you like.  That doesn't mean I have to like it when
you do.

I dislike Mr McEachin's attitude toward Bernie Hutchins, but I dislike
your attitude toward the list even more.

-- 
- Rich Holmes              
  "I'm not dissing them, man, but they're seriously well different"
                  - Sidmouth native critiques the Brittania Nutters