[AT] Ok, you asked /was/ What are you folks thinking?

[bwhdon]

I kinda agree Landen. I don't understand the situation? here, was it for the
signs on the lawn discussion or because bush was elected remarks? I guess I
would have to applogise to the list for expressing I was glad that bush was
elected. But I will agree with frank, walt and some of the others that it
not a reason to quit the list as farmer states was the reasoning. I agree
that this is Spencers list and no politics has been the rumor for many a
year, but conversation between long time atis chatters on just about every
subject under the sun to be the reason one person can punish the total atis
list is really kinda childish.

Don


----- Original Message -----
From: "Landen Schooler" <skoullar at ix.netcom.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, November 05, 2004 11:00 PM
Subject: [AT] Ok, you asked /was/ What are you folks thinking?


> Well, this is what I'm thinking.....
>
> Who ever this person was it seems they need to suck it up, grown a spine,
> trade the thin skin they have for a thicker gauge, show a little tolerance
> for a bit of patriotic celebrating an event that affects us all for the
next
> 4 years. A little flag waving is no reason to stomp off in a huff........
> It seems this person needs to grow up and act like an adult, not like a
sore loser
> since his guy lost. From the post, it looks like this fellow is looking
for
> a reason to be insulted, and to profess such anger to leave the list is
silly.
>
> So that's what I think, since you did ask............
>
> Landen Schooler
> Palmyra, Iowa
>
> Spencer Yost wrote:
> >
> > >         I'm not sure how this is going to play out... I'm going to
miss
> > >the list. Maybe someday I will get back to it but I'm too angry now.
> > >Actually as a middle of the road person I was pretty ambivalent about
the
> > >election itself. I just can't grasp how a bunch of otherwise friendly
guys
> >
> > >can be so infantile and completely lacking in self control. I sometimes

> > >wonder if they walk down the street insulting strangers...
> > >         This list was the first list I joined when I first got on the
net
> >
> > >back in the mid 1990's.  If I could I would apologize to you for how
they
> > >act but of course I can't. I do believe they owe you and the list an
> > >apology. I do apologize for my own anger and I want to wish you and
yours
> > >
> >
> > The sad part is he is right, and this is probably the 20th or 30th
letter I
> > have received over the last 2-3 years, mostly from important
> > contributors(and countless other left with writing).  I could almost
paper
> > one wall of my shop with them.
> >
> > You folks post messages like "What ever happened to Old John( , or Bob,
or
> > whoever)?"  I'll tell you what happened to old John or Bob, or whoever -
he
> > wrote me an email saying he couldn't be a part of a bunch of people who
A:
> > Have developed a mean bone, or B: A lack of tolerance, or C:  Don't
> > understand the "No politics or religion rule" applies to them.  They are
> > right just like the individual above is right  An occasional post that
is
> > horribly mean and vindicative occasionally shows up.  This is something
hat
> > would have never happened more than 2 or 3 years ago.  Occasionally this
> > list appears to act like kids.  Give you one simple rule and you show no
> > self-control, discipline or sense of obligation.
> >
> > Ordinarily I don't mention it when someone leaves but this is a big fish
we
> > are losing and I am VERY angry right now - This is one of our more
> > important contributors and a most kind and gracious individual.  Thanks
for
> > running off yet another important list member.  It really is a loss for
> > each of us individually as much as it is a loss for the the body
corporate.
> >
> > Spencer Yost
> > Owner, ATIS
> > Plow the Net!
> > http://www.atis.net
> >
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