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From: Winslow Yerxa <76450.32~ompuserve.com>
Date: 02 Dec 95 13:44:39 EST
Subject: Clinton, Doug, Carolyn and John

TO: internet:harp~arply.com
SUBJ: Clinton, Doug, Carolyn and John

Dear me, we do have our knickers in a twist here.

Doug, a valuable (and voluble) savant with a clever tongue, can't
restrain his wit and makes an off-topic post that garners a few
replies. One or two commentators remind us that harp content
seems to be missing. Whole thing could have blown over right
here.

But no. Carolyn Mayr shows up in an uncharacteristic bad mood (at
first I thought her tongue was in her cheek, until I saw the
followups) and, in my opinion over-reacts (the magazine problem
was FAR FAR worse, both in being hugely long and wasteful, and in
being malicious in intent). Doug is one of the most valuable
contributors to Harp-l. To suggest bouncing him for one small
peccadillo is simply foolish. A friendly warning about content
should suffice.

John Santana then compunds this little brouhaha by being rude to
Carolyn ("with all due respect" of course), who then threatens to
withdraw (I for one, hope it is an empty threat).

Jeez, has everybody been eating cranky beans?

Doug got a little carried away and I imagine he's suitably
contrite (maybe not). Compared to the trivial banter
that chokes most newsgroups I lurk in, this is almost nothing
(and at least it was amusing). As long as the practice doesn't
grow, I think very little harm has been done. Unless we all start
taking needless potshots at one another.

Winslow Yerxa
Harmonica Information Press
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