Jeffrey and all my friends, My friends, you understand what was just been said about what's not said, in this very saying e-mail? Jeffrey, you are a native English speaker, right? On 07/03/2008, Jeffrey A. Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
José and all my friends,
I agree fully. But one must remember, respect is earned, not given. Everyone has their own set of rules of conduct, many of which are *intercompatable*, and some which are not. Respecting those differences, however great or slight, is a matter of familiarity, competence, knowledge base, and often times tolerance.
I like to believe that I am a very tolerant person. That however doesn't mean that I am going to go along to bet along nor do I expect same from anyone else. It also doesn't mean I am not going to express my or our members positions, ideas, or thoughts on any matter that concerns them.
From what I am reading, seems to me there is an effort of a few that desire to silence others who's opinion is different from those same few, rather than respecting those differences or at least recognizing same and as a result of such, desires to silence those views for their own narrow reasons. If so, such is reprehensible at best. And as such, cannot possibly be representative of the majority of participating users @large to, or of, the ALAC and/or ICANN.
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