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From: Garmt de Vries-Uiterweerd <garmtdevries~at~gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 01:03:52 +0100
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Well said, Ian, I couldn't agree more. This sort of discussion has
popped up on the JVF once or twice before. On those occasions, regrets
have been expressed that personal rivalries and strife were discussed
on a forum that is meant to promote discussion on Verne and his works,
but it seems impossible to get rid of that kind of unpleasantness
altogether. I don't think censorship would be a good idea (for
moral/intellectual as well as practical reasons), some self-regulation
of the list as a collective, like Ian's "please don't do this"
message, is preferable.

Remember Zvi's signature: "If you can't say something nice, don't say
anything at all."

Cheers,
Garmt.

On 27 March 2010 22:25, Ian Thompson <ian.thompson~at~ges.gla.ac.uk> wrote:
> I met Zvi twice in Amiens and was impressed by the generosity and energy
> that he displayed in supporting his web site. His intention was to
> facilitate scholarly and fraternal interchange on the life and oeuvre of
> Jules Verne, and certainly not as a vehicle for personal (and public)
> grievances that show no respect for our departed friend Zvi. Am I alone in
> deploring this insult to the memory of our regretted Zvi? If not,I would
> welcome postings of support that the real purpose of the Forum is as Zvi
> would have wished it, to promote our understanding of Verne the man and the
> author and not as a medium for personal attacks.
> If my view is shared by other Forum members, please register your support.
> There is much that can be achieved creatively and much that can be lost by
> abusing the memory of of a true Verne enthusiast who worked so hard to
> create friendship and who would certainly be saddened to see
> his vision and talent abused in recent postings.
> Ian
>
>
Received on Sun 28 Mar 2010 - 03:04:07 IDT

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