Lisa M. Smith wrote:
>
> Please forgive me, Tweets, for taking this public, but at the moment I
> feel insulted and in need of some support from the group.
>
> Below is the response from Donald Peterson (I hope I've remembered the
> last name correctly), who appears to be new to the group, to a message I
> posted privately to him in which I wrote that there was no need to shout,
> that we could hear him just fine. (His previous messages to Tweeters were
> written all in caps, except that he "signed" his name to one of them in
> lower case letters.) My message to him was meant as a polite way to let
> him know the established etiquette of the group. Apparently, I offended
> him. Certainly, he's offended me with his reply.
>
> May I have a reiteration about established etiquette on this List? Do we
> need to put up with such rudeness?
>
> Thanks for your comments.
>
> ---Lisa (subplot at u.washington.edu)
> Seattle, WA
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 21:44:37 -0500 (EST)
> From: BTPICKLE at aol.com
> To: subplot at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Re: BALD EAGLE CHASE TO ELENSBURGH
>
> SHOUT, MOUTH, I'LL TYPE THE WAY I PREFERR, IF ALL CAPS MEANS SHOUTING TO YOU
> ELITE CREEPS, PLEASE DON'T READ............
>
> GET A LIFE!!!
>
> DONALD
>
> P. S. SUBPLOT?? RIGHT WING WHO??

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Lisa -- Now we know a little about Mr. Peterson and his style. There can
be no mistaking that it stands in sharp relief to that of the hundreds
of people who have contributed to Tweeters during the several years of
the list's existence. Sounds as if he might be the one who needs to get
a life, but I say let's move on to all the great and interesting things
in the Northwest bird world that we love to hash over on Tweeters!

Jane Hadley
jhadle at halcyon.com
Seattle, WA