Ronald Deal wrote in a message to Michael Holt:
RD> Michael I just read a message to you from a lady from the past. It
RD> seems this person is very very bitter about the meetings. She said
RD> attendance was low. That several of the backbones were no longer
RD> attending PLUS due to an Idiot a lot of persons left and never came
RD> back! Then she states "contentions over rules, money, and power"!
RD> Doesn't she realize that She was the idiot and the main reason that
RD> most of the people left! Then she states "I get lots of calls", I
RD> have changed my techniques", "I send them to do their own legwork",
I will say this one time and one time only - you are *-very-* close to 
crossing the line with regard to the echo rules, specifically rule number 3 
which I am inserting for your benefit.  Please read it and heed it's 
warnings.  We are here to help each other, not throw stones or call people 
names.  Both of which are counterproductive toward helping people in their 
searching endevors and/or helping them with the support that we all need at 
one time or another.
  3.  Be considerate of one another and keep your sense of humor.  Personal
      attacks (thinly disguised or not) are prohibited.  The useful
      exchange of information requires you to accept that people have
      opinions or experiences which may contrast with yours.  The object
      of this conference is to learn from or help others, not argue with
      them.  Professionalism is something ADOPTEES Echo users have come
      to expect and respect.
I do not wish to have this "exchange" between you and Barbara result in my 
needing to get my Wakizashi down from it's stand.
Michael Kirst
Moderator
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