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To block,or not to block

To: Canberra Birds <>
Subject: To block,or not to block
From: David Nicholls <>
Date: Fri, 07 Jan 2011 11:21:48 +1100
"Deja vu all over again". There must be something in the air. The Canberra Astronomical Society is having a rather similar wrangle at the moment, too.

DN

On 7/01/11 9:19 AM, John Layton wrote:
Thank you for your email, the majority of which I agree with. As a
matter of fact I’ve previously refrained from blocking correspondents
for the very reason you cite, namely I could deprive myself of the
benefit of their knowledge. Furthermore, I greatly appreciate variation
in styles of communication. It would be an insipid world if we all
consistently conformed to set guidelines – I think of my early
schooldays L. However, I must correct you on one point; I do not wish to
block people because they disagree with me – please.

Nonetheless when, after objective consideration, I still discern
overtones of arrogance which impart a feeling of belittlement; well, the
time has come the walrus said to implement the block.

John Layton



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