(TV) Don't read this if you've heard enough already.

[Keith Allison <keith@marquee.demon.co.uk>]

Hey, let's calm down here a little... I seem to have become one half of 
a battle here and I've no desire to be.

No doubt members of this group get what they want from the group on the 
whole, or they wouldn't bother to stick around. I do and I make no 
apologies for my interest in the minutiae of Television/Verlaine 
performances. Doesn't mean everyone else has to share my mild obsessions 
or even read my posts. I don't expect them to. I'm not a "buddy of the 
moderator" (never met the chap) and the structure and content of my web 
"shrine" is my business. Anyone is free to construct their own in 
whatever way they choose. Similarly, if a discussion list is too dull 
for you, then start one that suits you.

(In fact, Mr Ryan had a point, albeit one which I personally don't 
consider to be a problem, - I didn't include alt-tags and I don't design 
it (or any of the others) for text-based browsers. As 87% of people who 
look at it use Microsoft's Explorer and the rest various versions of 
Netscape Navigator, whether I like it or not, then it seems that should 
be the target browsers I'm aiming for.)

My ego is fine and needs no protection. Which may be why I've responded 
to what I considered to be some deliberately-provocative posts in a 
less-than constructive way, i.e. by allowing myself to be provoked. Mea 
culpa.

Mr Ryan has had his say and now I've had mine. Let's hope that's the end 
of it. The 'rule' that personal comments and 'attacks' are not 
permissable on this list exists for exactly this reason - to avoid this 
kind of bad feeling and waste of everyone's time. I'm sure that most of 
us have some things to say about the fact that many people are probably 
going to die soon 'in our names' and we sometimes have to resist the 
urge to bring those feelings into these posts. Sure, I'd like to know 
how US members feel about what's happening in the world outside but then 
I can always write to them personally and ask them.

My apologies for any of your time that I've wasted. I've really got no 
more to say on the subject (sighs of relief...)




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