Re: [Paddlewise] more on JFK Jr.

rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com wrote:
> 
> My wife picked up a copy of the book at our local supermarket in which I
> was quoted and which got the attention of Inside Edition for a possible
> on-camera interview.
> 
> The book is part of People's New Biography Series called People Profiles
> and is on John F. Kennedy Jr.  I am quoted on pages 61 and 62.
> 
> Get this.  Every word, and I mean every word, is direct quotes from my
> postings to NYCKAYAKER and PADDLEWISE of July 19th!  So it was not the
> result of my voice message in answer to a message from a writer/friend
> at People.

This is chilling.  I had a backchannel discussion with Ralph and Jackie Fenton
about whether stuff we post here is protected from unwanted extraction by the
popular press (etc.).  I believe the consensus was we were.  Guess not.

Those of us who are small fish in the pond should be glad for our low
profile.  Ralph and other folks who are more well-known have just discovered
another avenue of exposure for them.

This really hacks me off!  I greatly value the informal nature of the
exchanges we make here, and feel we have built up a culture (many thanks to
the listmom, who has managed us well ...8-) ) in which respect for the other
person's point of view, and tolerance for honest differences, is the norm.  I
highly value the access we enjoy to the various knowledgeable people here.

If we have to worry that some two-bit flack will scoop up our incidental
ramblings as a "public" utterance, some of our discourse will diminish.

I'm worried about this.  I have some liability exposure, owing to my
profession and my experience with chemicals.  I suspect I will be much more
circumspect anytime someone makes an informal query re:  solvents, materials,
and the like.

What do you say, listmom?  Am I overreacting?

-- 
Dave Kruger
Astoria, OR
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