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    Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") Kelly McKiernan
   The many personal insults and excessive crossposting by Ken Nagel in this thread have earned Ken a one-week timeout from posting on LUGNET, beginning immediately. It's unfortunate that Ken was let go from his employer. The circumstances of Ken's end (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
   
        (canceled) —Jamie Obrien
    
         Re: Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") Kelly McKiernan
     (...) As with all timeouts, Ken's return after the timeout period has expired is subject to indicating understanding of why the timeout occured, and an agreement to abide by the ToS. The choice on whether to abide by the ToS is completely up to Ken, (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
   
        Re: Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") —Ondrew Hartigan
   Now I understand that ken is bullheaded and may have justly received this timeout however I do agree that an apology is in order. Larry’s so called bad joke was insulting to me, as well as other NILTC members. Now I know ken could care less about an (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
   
        Re: Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") —Leonard Hoffman
     -snip- Thank you for giving us the perspective of NILTC. Up until now, Ken has been speaking on behalf of a number of people (NILTC and the Library) - and I've been curious on their take on this. (...) Does this mean you are no longer a member? No (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
   
        Re: Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") Kelly McKiernan
     (...) Are you asking as an official representative of NILTC? I'm just asking to make sure it's understood that you're speaking for NILTC in this instance. (...) Please see about a third of the way down this post, which addresses that subject: (URL) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
    
         Re: Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") —Ondrew Hartigan
     (...) techicly i'm not an official represenitive anymore since i'm no longer an active member. however since i created the club along with tim courtney and brian willams i still retain the right to protect my investment. so yes in this instance i am (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
    
         Re: Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") —Leonard Hoffman
     (...) "On behalf" is different than being a representative of the club. I know through personal communications that Tim Courtney was not offended by Lar's post. I'm still curious about how the club feels. (...) I hope you realize that the Admins (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
    
         Re: Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") —Ondrew Hartigan
      (...) tim isin't a member anymore and hasn't been involved for close to 2 years. (...) then ask them! niltc@niltc.org the only reason they haven't replyed to this allready is because they are tired of all of the ranting and other B.S. that goes on (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
     
          Re: Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") —Tim Courtney
       (...) One year :-) -Tim (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
     
          Re: Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") Kelly McKiernan
      (...) That's true, Ondrew, the large amount of time that LUGNET has required from the admin team lately is not your problem. Unfortunately, when issues that have been dealt with (as this one has been) are reopened with repeats of insinuations and (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
    
         Re: Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") —Ross Crawford
     (...) You seem to be implying that answering Ondrew's email was NOT a Lugnet (admin) issue, or was less important than other issues Lar (and other admins) may have been addressing. If that is indeed what you mean, then I would strongly disagree. (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
   
        Re: Timeout (was Re: "Some pigs...") —John Neal
     (...) I have refrained from entering this "discussion" but I feel I need to insert my .02 and then back out again. Here is the deal: Ken's announcement was the joke; Larry only had the hubris to point it out. Whoever wrote the announcement, while (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
   
        Apologies (was Re: Timeout —Larry Pieniazek
   (...) (some, but apparently not all) (...) I'm sorry that some members of NILTC took offense at my joke. In particular, Ondrew, I am sorry that you took offense. It is regrettable. I may not necessarily think it's reasonable to take offense so, but (...) (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
   
        Re: Apologies (was Re: Timeout —Ross Crawford
     (...) Larry, if you're so busy dealing with Lugnet issues (URL) I would suggest the quickest resolution would be to just apologise "to anyone that may be offended" in the original thread. ROSCO (20 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
   
        Re: Apologies (was Re: Timeout —Ondrew Hartigan
   (...) THANK YOU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
 

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