Re: Tom Turley: Banned from Attending K-Fest '97

[themaples@worldnet.att.net (Bruce Maples)]

On 1 Jun 1997 23:50:13 -0400, geoff@seeker.hermesnet.net (Geoff Weiss)
wrote:
>3) I believe for the sanity and safety of all attendees at KansasFest,
>   it would be best for the Dr. Tom to not show up.  Several people
>   have announced that potentially destructive activities would occur
>   if Dr. Tom attended.  It could have been for that reason why the
>   KansasFest committee decided that Dr. Tom would not be welcomed
>   (which I believe was the actual phrasing, not this "ban" crud that
>   Dr. Tom made Dr. Buggie post).

"Potentially destructive activities"?  These are *adults* planning to
attend, correct?  And the planners of K-Fest -- these are also adults,
I believe?

Having read almost every post on this newsgroup for two years, I can
certainly understand the statement "Dr. Tom might not be welcome at
this meeting of Apple ][ loyalists."  If he were told that, and still
chose to attend, then that would be his choice.

But "destructive activities"?  What are you going to destroy -- the
dorm?  The cafeteria?  Are you really planning on assault and battery?
That's certainly the image Apple ][ users need to share with the
world.

If you've got a legitimate legal beef with Turley, take it to court.
If you think the guy's a jerk, tell him if you feel like it and don't
associate with him.  But leave the macho posturing at home.

Bruce


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