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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..
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>>>But you missed my point - that JohnP was told the SAME things many times directly where he had clear opportunity to respond (and did).
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>>>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).
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>>Again, that's what I mean, that's my point. JVP cannot complain anymore to you, the writer.
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>This is why I say you are "overboard" with this.
>I was talking to Jay and Rodman, not to JohnP. What I said to both Renoir and Rod was the same thing that I have said to JohnP himself on many occasions. So there was nothing "new" except the recipients.
>In other words, JohnP's defense(s) against my statements is already on the record for all and sundry to see. The characterizations I repeated, specifically in my reply to Rod, were necessary to show how *I* believe Rod's "requests" would ultimately be UNproductive anyway.

I understand what you're saying. I'm sure you also got my point. Mission completed. :)