XPost: rec.arts.tv, rec.arts.sf.tv   
   From: paul@harper.net   
      
   On 01 Oct 2006 02:28:56 GMT, mvp@web1.calweb.com (Mike Van Pelt)   
   wrote:   
      
   >In article <4o8ce0FctrpfU1@individual.net>,   
   >Alison Hopkins  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> wrote in message   
   >>news:1159650742.290663.156790@c28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...   
   >>> All I care is that he no longer has the ability to continue   
   >>> that agenda in the moderated group.   
   >>   
   >>Why? Precisely what are you afraid of? Why would Paul's   
   >>presence damage such a strong group?   
   >   
   >One petulant, shrieking, tantrum-throwing 2-year-old suffices   
   >to ruin any adult party, if the spoiled toddler's parents   
   >won't remove it from the adult venue.   
      
   A party where none of the guests had any problem with the "2-year old"   
   and were quite happy playing with it until the so-called guest of   
   honour decided he wanted more attention and decided to kick up a fuss   
   by repeatedly slamming the front door.   
      
   A good analogy.   
      
   Paul.   
      
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