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Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 11:01:04 -0500
From: [unknown]
To: StephanPickering@cs.com
Cc: phylocode@ouvaxa.cats.ohiou.edu
Subject: Re: "Qilongia"'s continuing Disneyization of scientific disc=
Quoting StephanPickering@cs.com: > for quite sometime at the DML,=20 > he has demonstrated a shocking lack of knowledge, even rudimentary,= of the=20 > comparative anatomies and ecomorphologies of archosaurs,=20 _Ad hominem_ arguments (if this can indeed be called an argument) are= as unwelcome on this listserv as on the Dinosaur Mailing List. This list= is not as closely managed as that one, so I can only ask you politely to keep y= our vendettas private. As noted by Dr. Laurin, we face an uphill battle, = and the last thing we need is the accusation that we are an unruly mob of bac= kstabbers and malcontents. >Mr Wagner's=20 > proposal deserves consideration and mature analysis, not the spitba= lls of=20 > perfunctory rhetoric from "Qilongia", I thank you for your kind support. I should note that I felt that Jai= me's comments were very constructive, and such input will be instrumental = in determining the final wording of any addition to the PhyloCode. I wou= ld never claim to be able to spout Codish (a dialect of legalese) off the cuff= ! Jon