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>>With the great sensitivity around this place right now I'd like to see one more "rule" added to the UT's set of rules. What I think is almost necessary is that anyone who is "offended" by a message ought to be required to declare the offensiveness first to the writer directly in a response to the particular offensive message.
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>But that's my point. JVP is no longer able to send a response..

But you missed my point - that JohnP was told the SAME things many times directly where he had clear opportunity to respond (and did).

As for the new rule I would like to see... JohnP has no opportunity to see the message either, so he cannot lodge a complaint (and my point is the complainer needs to declare himself to the writer FIRST, if only to give the writer a chance to apologize formally).
Also, were it not for RodP, the word "JVP" would likely not be appearing much here since his expulsion.

Jim