Dear Mark,
 
I was helping a novice that day. It was you who interrupted our discussion
and demanded to see the brown olive. I declined. Happily, I had several
witnesses from the Miami Club.
Your behavior on field trips, much like that you've demonstrated on
Conch-L, has not been constructive. Your expectation of "hate mail and
insults" in an earlier message today is, in my opinion, a classic example
of projection.
I continue to support the rules of our list, that is, that personal
messages, off-topic messages, and cumbersome lists not be sent. The
Internet is a nearly infinite resource. If other subjects are sought,
they're out there.
 
Phil P.
 
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> From: mark <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: To brighten your day
> Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 5:07 PM
>
> We only lost the boring and snobbish, the true die-hards are still here.
The
> new Conch-L has personality and  charisma. When i joined, anyone who
asked a
> stupid question was made to feel like an idiot, but i guess this was your
> version of paradise. You showed your true personality when approached by
a
> group of novice shellers on Peanut island, do you remember? When the
novices
> asked to see your "rare" olive you found you put your nose to the air,
> saying "NO" and walked away like a pompous "old-time" sheller you are.
This
> attitude is what keeps new blood from joining. This is not a Palm Beach
> Country Club, one needs not carry a degree nor be of blue blood just have
a
> healthy zeal for learning so if you mind the "human interest stories"
either
> slam the "delete" button or better yet just go away. FERRETER.
> "The middle of the road is a bastion of the damned" me
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Philip Poland <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Saturday, May 09, 1998 2:18 PM
> Subject: Re: To brighten your day
>
>
> >Call me a grouch, call me a purist, but I DO prefer to keep Conch-L on
> >subject, without the private mail, the thank-yous and the I-agrees.
We've
> >lost some of our best due to the burden of off-subject and oversized
> >contributions.
> >----------
> >> From: shelloak <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: [log in to unmask]
> >> Subject: Re: To brighten your day
> >> Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 11:43 PM
> >>
> >> ----------
> >> > From: Stewart Jones <[log in to unmask]>
> >> > To: [log in to unmask]
> >> > Subject: To brighten your day
> >> > Date: Friday, May 08, 1998 9:04 PM
> >> >
> >> > Hope this message might brighten your day.  Something I picked up on
> >the
> >> > internet.  For those purists who believe that CONCH-L mail should be
> >> limited
> >> > to shells and nothing but shells, please consider that this is
intended
> >> to
> >> > warm the cockles (cardium robustum) of your heart.
> >> > sj
> >> >
> >> >