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Mark has contributed significantly to this group and, in my view, it is
inappropriate to remove him. A short "cooling off period" as another mamber
has suggested is much more appropriate. I vote to bring him back.
Karl
-----Original Message-----
From: Joe Duffy <joeduffy@xxxxxxxxx>
To: realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Monday, May 21, 2001 6:57 PM
Subject: Re: [RT] Mark Brown & RT Rules
>I would like to see Mark back too. I think he should post some monthly
>statements as an admission fee. The guy he relentlessly criticized just
made
>another 125 points in his ndx trade today. The latter is likely a "real"
>trader.
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <I4Lothian@xxxxxxx>
>To: <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 6:49 PM
>Subject: [RT] Mark Brown & RT Rules
>
>
>> I would like to argue that the policy of banishment for certain type of
>> policy violations is a bit extreme. Yes, we all value civil discussions.
>> But I can tell you from working in this industry that civility sometimes
>goes
>> out the window during some of the most interesting and heated
discussions.
>>
>> Passion can lead to incredible creativity and original thought, as well
as
>> ugly moments and unfortunate choices of words. Sometimes we just need to
>> cool down and I would suggest that a 1 week or 2 week cool down period
for
>> violations of the language or conduct violations would be a much fairer
>> punishment.
>>
>> Kicking Mark Brown off of real-traders for language violations or even
for
>> being a pain in the ASS (emphasis added for effect) on occasion is a
>> shortsighted policy for someone who has contributed as much original
>thought
>> and thought provoking posts as he has.
>>
>> Sure, there are some that do not like him. There are those who don't
like
>me
>> either. Big Deal. I am not here to be liked, or liked by all, but
rather
>to
>> learn and to share.
>>
>> Personally, I like seeing people's ideas challenged. When people
>challenge
>> my ideas, that only makes me and the ideas stronger. Mark challenges
>people.
>>
>> I challenge the moderator(s) or list owners of this list to change their
>> rules and allow greater freedom of expression and to establish cooling
>down
>> periods rather than banishment. Lighten up a little, or you will end
up
>> making this a less interesting and useful forum for sharing information
>and
>> ideas.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> John J. Lothian
>>
>> Disclosure: Futures trading involves financial risk, lots of it!
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