I agree with those who have written to support the
list service and to point out the rather narrow mindedness of those who have
decided to leave the list. There is a very easy to use delete button on the
e-mail software that allows one to remove e-mails that are not of interest. I
would hate to see the list become "sanitized" by not permitting or encouraging
discussion of issues, even when there may be controversial views, etc. I agree
that the participants in the recent discussion do not owe an apology to
anyone, and that the list service has actually been used quite
properly.
Those who are leaving the list in a huff and
peppering the rest of us with their requests to be removed, instead of using
the correct procedure to take themselves off the list have misused the list
far more than any participants in the recent discussions.
Peter Stopher
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Prof. Peter Stopher
Professor of Transport Planning
Institute of
Transport Studies, C37
The University of Sydney
NSW
2006
AUSTRALIA
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