Re: extremely off-topic: September 22 2001

["John Hertzman" <johnhertzman@domain.elided>]

On September 11 Richard Welty wrote:

"what has happened is a great tragedy, but it also extremely off topic. ---  i
am going to go make sure the chat rooms on / are up and
running for list members to use in discussing this; it's a better way to have
such discussions than using the list."

 Five minutes later he posted:

"i have just verified that the chat rooms on www.digest.net survived the
server cutover; please use them to discuss the terrorist incident rather than
the lists proper."

 I, for one, concur, as most others apparently do, but I must say that I find
it appalling that anyone can write "I shed no tears for the 'innocents' over
there.  They will be gone and not missed" as "the new face of American
Justice". I hope Richard Welty will accept my apologies.

 John H.

Raleigh, N.C.

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