Re: Jay Edwards, the Apple II, and "mythological posturing?"

["Ernest" <ernestls@home.com>]

You could use Orange Apple 2 Computer Club as your club name, while they
would be Orange Apple Computer Club.


"Rubywand" <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote in message
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> Obsbedia2 writes ...
> >
> > << Mr Edwards
> >
> > I am contacting you again about the messages that you are posting on our
> > list server.
> >
> > First - I did remove you from OACCList for due cause (and it was not a
> > violation of your first amendment rights) rather a violation of our list
> > protocol and improper usage of club assets.
> > I am here to tell you that you were not removed from the Apple II list,
> > but any more of this mythological posturing will be delt with by removal
> > from the Apple II list as well.
> > It is your choice to be a good citizen of this community or have the
> > appropriate action taken.
>
>      Typical vogon nazi-style garbage.
>
>  ....
>
>
> >
> > Here is the issue:
> >
> >   The board wished to eliminate a founding portion of the club.
> >
> >   Two alternatives were suggested:  eliminate the club's newsletter
and/or
> > eliminate free dinners and lunches for board members.
> >
>
>      Your club is struggling to make ends meet and the head turkeys get
fed
> at club expense?!
>
>
>
> > For this the suggestor, I, had my email posting and receiving
capabilities
> > restricted and, as you can see above, my remaining electronic link to
club
> > members is being threatened to be eliminated based upon what someone
else
> > thinks about what I have to say.  I believe that "good citizen of this
> > community" means speaking out on what one thinks, even when threatened,
> > and I hope that the Bill of Rights agrees with me.
>
>      It seems to. Trying to push you around was pretty dumb. Very likely,
an
> open debate would end up in a vote along Mac and A2 lines; and, since
there
> are probably more Mac members than A2 members, you would lose.
>
>      You might well win some legal confrontation; but, if the majority of
> club members favor booting out A2 users and continuing to stuff the head
> turkeys, your efforts to save the Mac + A2 club seem doomed.
>
>      As you said in an earlier post, a separate Apple II-only usergroup
could
> certainly find a place to meet for low or no cost. Club news can be posted
on
> a web site and/or a forum. (If you like you can be a moderator for II
> Computing chat room meetings on Delphi-- open or club members only.)  Plus
> your usergroup would be listed in the FAQs, could obtain the official
right
> to distribute Apple's Apple II software from Apple, and otherwise benefit
> from being on its own.
>
>
>  ....
>
> >
> > P.S.  Has the ACLU any experience defend someone accused of
"mythological
> > posturing?"
>
>      Don't know. One thing: the ACLU guys might think that being accused
of
> "Mythological Posturing" is kind of cool!
>
>
>
> Rubywand