On Sun, 18 May 1997 19:38:58 -0400 (EDT) HKrauss787 at aol.com writes:
>Tweeters: It seems to me that Jim is over-reacting and might examine
>his own
>reasons for acting so violently. I read his earlier FLAME when this
>book ad
>first appeared and wondered why he spassed out. No one has to read
>email
>they don't want by simply hitting the delete button. No one has to
>watch the
>crap on TV because there is an off switch. I think a kinder, gentler
>approach is more worthy of the high caliber of folks that I believe
>are the
>majority of bird watchers. Why not simply tell this guy in a nice way
>that
>his ad is not bird related or appropriate if that is the way you feel?

I have tried that. It does not work. I don't mind using the delete key.
It's just that I subscribe to several mailing lists, and everytime this
man SPAMS everyone, I get SEVERAL of these. It also seems to me that
he's doing it more often (or is it my imagination). It seems that
lately, half my e-mail is either from or about this man and his book.

Hans, you seem to be a very nice fellow. This man is not. He cannot
take a hint. He cannot take a polite request. He cannot even take an
impolite request. He is just oblivious to the fact that he is annoying
people (or maybe he actually enjoys it).

Some have suggested that we read his book to see if it's any good. Others
have suggested that his summary shows the book is merely a rehash of some
old ideas. I suggest that he advertise it in a more appropriate forum.

Cathi Pelletier
Waterbury, CT
Heronwing at juno.com