Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site imsvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!hogpc!houti!ariel!vax135!floyd!cmcl2!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!elsie!imsvax!djw From: djw@imsvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.followup Subject: Re: Tim Maroney Message-ID: <179@imsvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 21-May-84 10:32:00 EDT Article-I.D.: imsvax.179 Posted: Mon May 21 10:32:00 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 26-May-84 09:54:03 EDT Organization: IMS Inc, Rockville MD Lines: 48 After all the conflicts that have arisen over Tim Maroney's diffi- culties, has it occured to anyone to take the original statements in light of the author? True, there have been some mentions of one-sidedness, but I would go farther to say that there is outright bias. Let us consider what can be said of Tim's actions from his own postings... He has conflicted with his employers, argued with his employers, and bickered with his employers. He has ignored the right of his employers to dispose of organization resources as they see fit. In addition, he has gone directly against their instructions by posting items to the net when speci- fically told not to. That is insubordination. He has enlisted the assistance of his friends in the above actions, bringing down upon them punishments on a par with his own. His own postings have documented someone whose access privileges were revoked for posting an article which should not have been posted. That is exploitation of one's friends. And finally, he has dragged the name of his employer through the mud by making unjustified statements regarding censorship -- the University didn't necessarily prevent Mr. Maroney from putting forth his opinions; they simply didn't want their computer used for the purpose. Already, his postings have generated such opinions as "I'm not getting involved with that place if it means my life". And he didn't confine his opinions to his friends, coworkers, or even local area, but instead posted it to a news agency with WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION. And that, my friends, is libel. While only the latter is actually criminal, none of the three serves to endear me to Tim Maroney. All of them together are sufficient to cause a massive, if not total, loss of respect for him. All told, it would seem that any statements made by him regarding unfair treatment are somewhat suspect, and that any punishment doled out to him is probably a direct result of his own actions and is thus perfectly fair, if not admirable. Don Whytock ...!allegra!umcp_cs!eneevax!imsvax!djw Flames to mail, please. We don't get net.flame here. (Can't imagine why...)