Dia Spriggs wrote in a message to All:
 DS> What is BEST for the whole of altmed is my decision and anyone not
 DS> liking it, exit stage left.  A simple, polite request, a warning 
 DS> and then you're outta here.
In order to be respected, the rules must apply to everyone, including
the moderator.  In the case of Steve Kemp, it is unclear for what he
is being asked to leave.  His messages prior to your request had nothing
to do with the marijuana thread, so your response is unrelated to
that discussion.
What he was discussing just before you asked him to leave was moderation
of this echo.  Moderation is generally off-topic in any echo.  But,
you participated with him in continuing the discussion rather than
telling him to stop.  I did not see a simple, polite request to him
to stop.  There was no personal warning (unless you sent it by netmail).
Instead, you appear to have jumped to asking him to leave without the
process to which every participant is entitled here -- according to your
rules.
Considering that Mr. Kemp appears to be one of the more informed and
experienced people here in matters pertaining to alternative medicine,
it would be a shame to lose him.  Maybe it's time to cool off, shake
hands, make an example of abiding by the rules, and put this behind
as a learning experience.
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