[WikiEN-l] Missed Opportunities to have avoided the Durova Case

[Jussi-Ville Heiskanen]

On 12/3/07, Ken Arromdee <arromdee at rahul.net> wrote:
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> Of course, Durova's remark about five supporters is similar to the classic
> "the lurkers support me in email", which often *is* an exaggeration.
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Not really. It may be of a similar construction, but as to the import, the
similarity fails spectacularly in that it is one thing to make the claim that
people too timid or shy to face the rough and tumble of a usenet newsgroup
are onside with ones cause; and quite another to say the same of people
who have convocated on a secluded mailing list for the purposes of reticience
to have too much detail of methods and resources spreading out.

I would think that, though the people so convocated may still retain the same
reticience to call someone making such a "they support me" claim in public
out and disclaim them openly, it would be quite likely and credible that in
private, if that were an inaccurate claim, they would freely make their views
known to Durova.

For the record, I am not a member of any non-public mailing-list.


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Jussi-Ville Heiskanen, ~ [[User:Cimon Avaro]]