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Dear colleagues,<br><br>
I just found this message from TDC on my talk page<br>
<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Slrubenstein" eudora="autourl">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Slrubenstein</a><br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>A question for you: <br>
Now, I know you Marxist types dont believe in an afterlife and the like,
but if I were to hold a seance and channel Marx's spirit through you, do
you think you would try and suck your own dick.
<font color="#0000FF"><u>TDC</u></font> 04:15, 1 Apr 2004 (UTC)
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Now, I've long resisted attempts to ban people but this kind of talk (and
given TDC's antagonistic comments elsewhere, I don't think it is an April
Fool's joke) kinda wants me to see him banned. I don't know if this
is actually a bannable offense -- I've seen far worse language elsewhere,
and I know the rule is to try to educate people and encourage them to be
more civil. Maybe I am especially unsympathetic because TDC has
wasted a lot of people's time -- the time of serious contributors like
Andyleherer and John, and others -- on the Talk: Fascism and Talk: Karl
Marx pages, and I just do not see him making any useful
contribution. Be that as it me, since I am the one offended here I
don't quite trust my own judgment. I've taken a publicly antagonist
position to him, dismissing his comments on these talk pages -- although
I have tried to avoid vulgarity and have always addressed the substantive
historical question. But I don't think I can communicate
effectively with him, certainly not anymore.<br><br>
Would some of you try to communicate with him about this?<br><br>
Thanks,<br><br>
Steve<br>
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Steven L. Rubenstein<br>
Associate Professor<br>
Department of Sociology and Anthropology<br>
Bentley Annex<br>
Ohio University<br>
Athens, Ohio 45701</html>