Groundrules please...

[Guest guest]

Hello there,

I also prefer this group to be supportive in nature and frankly, LT's

presence has been unpleasant for me - my MGB surgery will be Oct 4th.

At the same time, it is my opinion that in addition to her own

agenda,

she has a genuine concern for those of us she now sees in danger. I

disdain any form of censorship but since she has her own website, a

separate but equal place for her to hold forth, her bannishment from

this group does not really censor her - we can all go to her site and

participate or lurk as we please. I do. I wanted to say that since

she has now been refused access to have a voice on this egroup, I

think it is our collective responsibility to refrain from any

offensive talk about her since she can not defend herself. I for one,

won't stay on this group for long if the " mob mentality " continues

and Dr. R doesn't speak up to stop it. Importing messages from her

egroups list into this one and then bashing her without her ability to

respond here is not cool. AS I said, I am flying 3000 miles to come

for my MGB surgery next week and I am sick to my stomach with her

message and the method with which she does it, BUT freedom of speech

is the most important right we defend in this country (and I'm a

lefty). Furthermore, it does not matter who she is and what her

background is or how credible she is or what color is her skin - she

continues to insist that we see beyond her and look at the facts -

either the ones she provides (use a box of salt if you choose) or

ones

you can investigate yourself....I have done so and continue to choose

the MGB as the right surgery for me. Go onto her egroup if you want

to

debate her or berate her - but please, not here in her absence.....

Thanks for listening (my 2 cents),

[Guest guest]

I agree with . I would like the importing to stop, also. If it

is posted on the other site " Truths " we will go there if we want to

read it. If we don't go there to read it, we must not WANT to read it!

Thanks ,

Dinah

-- In MiniGastricBypass (AT) egroups (DOT) com, " " <lavolpini@c...> wrote:

> Hello there,

> I also prefer this group to be supportive in nature and frankly,

LT's

> presence has been unpleasant for me - my MGB surgery will be Oct

4th.

> At the same time, it is my opinion that in addition to her own

> agenda,

> she has a genuine concern for those of us she now sees in danger. I

> disdain any form of censorship but since she has her own website, a

> separate but equal place for her to hold forth, her bannishment

from

> this group does not really censor her - we can all go to her site

and

> participate or lurk as we please. I do. I wanted to say that since

> she has now been refused access to have a voice on this egroup, I

> think it is our collective responsibility to refrain from any

> offensive talk about her since she can not defend herself. I for

one,

> won't stay on this group for long if the " mob mentality " continues

> and Dr. R doesn't speak up to stop it. Importing messages from her

> egroups list into this one and then bashing her without her ability

to

> respond here is not cool. AS I said, I am flying 3000 miles to come

> for my MGB surgery next week and I am sick to my stomach with her

> message and the method with which she does it, BUT freedom of

speech

> is the most important right we defend in this country (and I'm a

> lefty). Furthermore, it does not matter who she is and what her

> background is or how credible she is or what color is her skin -

she

> continues to insist that we see beyond her and look at the facts -

> either the ones she provides (use a box of salt if you choose) or

> ones

> you can investigate yourself....I have done so and continue to

choose

> the MGB as the right surgery for me. Go onto her egroup if you want

> to

> debate her or berate her - but please, not here in her absence.....

> Thanks for listening (my 2 cents),