re: Midwinter madness (Audi nil)

["Mike Del Tergo" <mdeltergo@hotmail.com>]

Phil Rose said, <An intemperate, unsolicited  e-mail deserves no 
inherent special protection>

I couldn't disagree more with Phil (Rose) here.  "special protection" 
no, normal Consideration, yes.  Anything I receive that involves 
personal observations or business conflicts re: other listers, I treat 
as private and expect others to do the same.  Public praises and support 
aside.

<The term "private" is used rather commonly (but incorrectly) ... the 
more appropriate term would be "personal". Thus, while an e-mail may be 
a "personal",...it is surely _not_ necessarily "private" >

Personal, From Webster's 9th Collegiate
1) of, relating to, or affecting a person: PRIVATE (caps by Webster!)
In my field, personal & confidential are irrevocably intertwined.

<But the tone of Eric's message seemed to me to fall beyond what is 
normally protected by that custom.>

By definition, the posted "offending", snippet was taken out of context 
& and represents an unsuitable basis for representation of action or 
intent (prima facie) by the reposter or the wider audience.

Mike  SoapBox Derby contestant 1

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