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From: Jackie Fenton <jackie_at_intelenet.net>
subject: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 16:46:59 -0700 (PDT)
Dear PaddleWisers,

I just received a request by Tamia Nelson (and have learned I am not 
the only PaddleWise member to receive such a request from Ms. Nelson) 
to quote directly from my postings on the PaddleWise list for a follow-up 
article to her Commando Camping article.  Due to past experiences at
having been misquoted and quoted out of context, I respectfully
declined.  However, a notice has been issued by Tamia Nelson that
she intends to paraphrase quotes from our discussion and errors could
be made in the paraphrasing as a result of not being able to obtain 
permission for quotes.  This article is to be run on her commercial-
based paddling website.

PaddleWise policy has always been that messages in this forum are not
to be forwarded outside the PaddleWise forum without the author's
permission in order that subscribers here may engage in frank and open 
discussion about issues without fear of having their messages misquoted 
or quoted out of context in another forum.  That confidence has been 
violated by a member here who has forwarded messages from PaddleWise
to Ms. Nelson who now intends to use those messages, with or without
permission, for a follow-up article. 

I do not have the power to prevent such violations other than once 
discovering the violator, to remove them from the list.  The adherence
to this policy primarily depends on the honor system.  So I plead with
all subscribers here to please respect your fellow members in this list 
and respect the policy established to protect open and free exchange on 
this list.  This is *your* community and it's success is determined by
the mutual respect and consideration of all its members.

Thank you,

Jackie
list-owner
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From: Fred T, CA Kayaker <cakayak_at_mindspring.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2000 20:52:29 -0700
Does Ms. Nelson not have enough following on her commercial web site to 
engender a lively debate from which she can quote directly?  It must not 
have the participation of a sincere bunch of paddlers such as one finds here.

Tamia, shame on you.  I question your journalistic integrity.  Ms. Nelson, 
why would you utilize "paraphrased" quotes that by your own admittance will 
not be correct?   I shall shun her and her articles!   Put a spin on that 
or quote it (excuse me:  miss-paraphrase it.)

I hope that this doesn't lesson the participation or dampen a lively debate 
on Paddlewise.

Fred Thomas
California Kayaker



At 04:46 PM 7/10/2000 -0700, Jackie Fenton wrote:
>Dear PaddleWisers,
>
>"However, a notice has been issued by Tamia Nelson that
>she intends to paraphrase quotes from our discussion and errors could
>be made in the paraphrasing as a result of not being able to obtain
>permission for quotes.  This article is to be run on her commercial-
>based paddling website."

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From: Sailboat Restorations, Inc. <sailboatrestorations_at_worldnet.att.net>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 01:45:30 -0400
Fred wrote:

> Tamia, shame on you.  I question your journalistic integrity.  Ms. Nelson,
> why would you utilize "paraphrased" quotes that by your own admittance
will
> not be correct?   I shall shun her and her articles!   Put a spin on that
> or quote it (excuse me:  miss-paraphrase it.)

Well, it's not entirely clear from what Jackie said that Ms. Nelson *knows*
she will misquote or mis-paraphrase, or intends to do so, only that it
*could* happen.  I don't know enough about her to make a judgment, so I will
withhold judgment until and learn more or see what she does.

But I did want to add another thought.  I rarely offer any form of "legal
advice" in these types of forums, and Jackie please let me know if I should
refrain even more. . . but . . . there is some substantial precedent for
suing a journalist or author who misquotes someone and changes the meaning
of what they said.  The claim would sound in defamation.  The theory would
be that by incorrectly quoting (or, I believe, paraphrasing) someone in a
way that mis-represents their statements or ideas, and that thereby
"damages" them (hurts their "reputation", if you will), the offending party
has in effect made a "false statement" about the person in question.  One of
the lawyers at my old firm sued a well-known publication (run by a famous
person that I am friendly with, sadly) and won on this theory.  So. . .
journalists beware.

Now, the above is not legal advice and should not be relied on.  Consult an
attorney in your own jurisdiction.  Mileage may vary.  <g>

Mark




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From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk_at_gsp.org>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 08:48:02 -0400
On Tue, Jul 11, 2000 at 01:45:30AM -0400, Sailboat Restorations, Inc. wrote:
> Well, it's not entirely clear from what Jackie said that Ms. Nelson *knows*
> she will misquote or mis-paraphrase, or intends to do so, only that it
> *could* happen.  I don't know enough about her to make a judgment, so I will
> withhold judgment until and learn more or see what she does.

I don't think that's the point.

The point is that Jackie has a policy to which everyone subscribed to
this mailing list has agreed.  (Those who do not agree are free to
unusbscribe at any time.)  It is therefore incumbent upon them to
uphold that agreement *whether or not they happen to think it's a sound
policy or a good policy or a bad policy or a silly policy*.

And, I would argue, long-standing principles of netiquette would
strongly indicate that even if one is in receipt of the information
second-hand, that one should subject oneself to the lists' restrictions
on its use.  This is a simple matter of honoring the wishes of the
person(s) who have caused the forum (mailing list, newsgroups, etc.)
to exist and of honoring the intent of the author -- who, having
submitted it to such a forum, has certain expectations on when and
where and how it will be republished.

---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
rsk_at_gsp.org
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From: <JCMARTIN43_at_aol.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Tue Jul 11 06:30:16 2000
Fred wrote, "I hope that this doesn't lesson the participation or dampen a lively debate on Paddlewise."

Somehow, Fred, I think it's going to take a lot more than the arrogance and dishonesty of one member and the theft of the intellectual property of PaddleWise by a web pirate to slow this thing down.  The value generated on this list could never be diminished by the personal interests of an ethief and her accomplice.

Jack Martin


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From: M. Lenon <lenonm_at_milwaukee.tec.wi.us>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 23:44:57 -0500
Hi Jackie and PaddleWisers,

> I just received a request by Tamia Nelson (and have learned I
am not
> the only PaddleWise member to receive such a request from Ms.
Nelson)
> to quote directly from my postings on the PaddleWise list for a
follow-up
> article to her Commando Camping article.  Due to past
experiences at
> having been misquoted and quoted out of context, I respectfully
> declined.  However, a notice has been issued by Tamia Nelson
that
> she intends to paraphrase quotes from our discussion

May we see a copy of this notice? Am I to understand, then, that
this Nelson woman considers it her legal right to quote anything
I might write on this list? By what legal right does she do this?

> and errors could
> be made in the paraphrasing as a result of not being able to
obtain
> permission for quotes.  This article is to be run on her
commercial-
> based paddling website.
>
> PaddleWise policy has always been that messages in this forum
are not
> to be forwarded outside the PaddleWise forum without the
author's
> permission in order that subscribers here may engage in frank
and open
> discussion about issues without fear of having their messages
misquoted
> or quoted out of context in another forum.  That confidence has
been
> violated by a member here who has forwarded messages from
PaddleWise
> to Ms. Nelson who now intends to use those messages, with or
without
> permission, for a follow-up article.

Jackie, are you *sure* that there is a "traitor" amongst us? If
you *know* unequivocally and absolutely who this person is, then
perhaps it would be fitting for you to publish their name. And
then throw them out!

You know, when I first read that "Commando Camping" post from
"Kasia" with a Hotmail account, whom I'd never seen before, my
first thought was that it was a blatant troll. I was angry, and
even wrote a blistering response, but wisely refrained from
posting it until I caught up on my reading and found out what I
might actually be stepping in. For a number of reasons, not least
of which was that my post might have been misconstrued to have
been indirectly attacking our good friend Ralph Diaz, I tossed my
angry response in the garbage. I try not to go looking for
trouble. :-) I thought it might be better to let it die on it's
own, rather than fuel the fires, *especially* if it was a troll.
Although, I had that "troll" business covered when I explained
*why* I was troubling myself to respond to "Kasia" even though
suspecting it was a troll with some hidden agenda.

Has anyone heard from "Kasia" lately?

Jackie, do you suppose that "Kasia" was in fact this Nelson woman
in disguise seeking to provoke the very responses she now
declares she's going to "paraphrase?"

Folks, what do you think?

If this is true, and if it could be *shown to be true*, (network
gurus and lawyers it's time to step in here) we might have some
very useful evidence to use against this Nelson woman and put a
stop to this unethical invasion of our private group and
misappropriation of our words.

> I do not have the power to prevent such violations other than
once
> discovering the violator, to remove them from the list.  The
adherence
> to this policy primarily depends on the honor system.  So I
plead with
> all subscribers here to please respect your fellow members in
this list
> and respect the policy established to protect open and free
exchange on
> this list.  This is *your* community and it's success is
determined by
> the mutual respect and consideration of all its members.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jackie

Yes, it is our community and we need to take care of it as
vigorously and vigilantly as you have striven to do, Jackie. I
say that it is *no accident* that this community is as agreeable
as it is --- someone *worked* to make it that way. That someone
is Jackie Fenton, our list owner.

The older I get, the more firmly convinced I am that, basically,
humans do not work and play well together when left to their own
devices. (They *shoot* at one another these days on their daily
commutes, for heaven's sake...!) That PaddleWise has been, and
continues to be, so successful is attributable to the efforts of
Jackie Fenton.

Thank you, Jackie.

Folks, I don't speak up much here, because I have so much more to
learn than to teach, and so I read quietly and appreciatively,
grateful for the opportunity to be a member of this wonderful
list. You folks on PaddleWise are the best --- you've taught me a
ton and entertained me to boot. And you've done it with
expertise, humor, grace, and a spirit of teamwork and community
that is unsurpassed. And I thank you, one and all. :-)

We need to defend our community against the depredations of the
likes of this Nelson woman, bereft of ethics as she would appear
to be. We need to take care of this list for ourselves and for
Jackie.

Best Regards to All,

Bruce (who feels better now :-)




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From: Fred T, CA Kayaker <cakayak_at_mindspring.com>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] ..... Protect PaddleWise Members From .........
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2000 22:11:03 -0700
Protect Our Rights Actively Not Passively:

Thank you Bruce for so pointedly telling it like it is.  I have learned far 
more than I have contributed or for that matter am qualified to contribute 
to Paddlewise.  I join Bruce in encouraging those participating in 
Paddlewise to band together in support of the list and Jackie.  Please tell 
us what "commercial" venue this purveyor of journalistic hype contributes 
to.  The one dollar one vote theory of the free market will allow us to 
register our displeasure of this type of conduct to the enlightened self 
interest of the organization she panders to.    I can't help but believe 
that they will choose their pocket book over their paraphrasing reporter.

Fred



>We need to defend our community against the depredations of the
>likes of this Nelson woman, bereft of ethics as she would appear
>to be. We need to take care of this list for ourselves and for
>Jackie.
>
>Best Regards to All,
>
>Bruce (who feels better now :-)
>
>
>
>
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From: Jackie Fenton <jackie_at_intelenet.net>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 00:07:37 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "M. Lenon" <lenonm_at_milwaukee.tec.wi.us>

<snip>

> May we see a copy of this notice?  Am I to understand, then, that
> this Nelson woman considers it her legal right to quote anything
> I might write on this list? By what legal right does she do this?


Hi Bruce,

Actually, if I forwarded Ms. Nelson's notice then I would pretty much be 
climbing into the same boat as the individual that violated policy here.
As far as I know, Ms. Nelson has not posted her article.  Maybe she has
re-considered and decided it would not be in the best interest of the 
paddling community.

> You know, when I first read that "Commando Camping" post from
> "Kasia" with a Hotmail account, whom I'd never seen before, my
> first thought was that it was a blatant troll. 

Actually, I think Kasia was sincere and I don't believe she has 
anything to do with Ms. Nelson.  I truly don't.

> Folks, I don't speak up much here, because I have so much more to
> learn than to teach, and so I read quietly and appreciatively,
> grateful for the opportunity to be a member of this wonderful
> list. You folks on PaddleWise are the best --- you've taught me a
> ton and entertained me to boot.

'Tis so true.  Hard not to feel that way about the folks, here :-)

> Bruce (who feels better now :-)

That's what we're here for :-)  I understand your frustration about
having messages here forwarded to Tamia Nelson.  I was pretty
frustrated myself when I first learned that that violation of our 
list policy could result in our PaddleWise messages being paraphrased 
in another forum.  I do believe, however, that it was a rare occurrence
and agree with what Jack said.. it takes a lot more than someone's rude
behavior to slow this list down (paraphrasing :-).  Thanks for your 
support, Bruce.

Cheers,

Jackie
list-owner
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From: Matt Broze <mkayaks_at_oz.net>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 04:06:48 -0700
ralph diaz <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com> wrote (the note that started the commando
camping thread):

Subject: [Paddlewise] Sea Kayakers Behavior

I got this heads-up from a fellow PaddleWiser:

- -------------
Hey, Ralph -- did you see this?

http://www.paddling.net/sameboat/
- -------------

>>Basically it is an article made up of two parts.  The first part is of
boorish behavior by a bunch of kayakers who pull up on to a dock on a
private island in broad daylight and then proceed to defecate, pee,
crawl all over the place.  The second part has to do with the Commando
Camping section of the Camping section of my book in which I go through
the necessity of sometimes having to commando camp (I believe, BTW, that
I coined the phrase...not the practice as I know kayakers and long range
bicyclists have done this for just about forever) and suggesting ways of
doing so that are non-disruptive to the property and privacy of the
location.<<
<SNIP>


The column Ralph is referring to was written by none other than Tamia
Nelson. Somebody apparently finked on Tamia's article to Ralph by sending
him the URL to look at it (or maybe they even quoted it--I don't know).
Ralph then paraphrased the article for us on paddlewise. I don't see
anything wrong with this. Does anybody?
Apparently someone sent Ms. Nelson what has been written  on paddlewise in
response to Ralph (or tipped her off to look in the archives, if this is
possible--I don't know enough about them to know). If that person sent it to
Ms. Nelson directly this is in violation of the list policy and copyright
statement. I know this could have been done quite innocently by someone new
to this list or someone who wasn't familiar with (or forgot) the paddlewise
policy. I was in that situation once myself when I gave the editor of Sea
Kayaker a heads up and quoted a few postings for an example of being said
about them regarding Doug's Storm Island story. The thought of the copyright
policy never crossed my mind until I got my knuckles rapped by mom for it.
If some one on this list tipped off Ms. Nelson (in a way that violated list
policy or not) I invite them to come forward and explain how it happened, at
least to Jackie. I'm sure if it is a first offense Jackie will show
leniency, as she did with me.

So far I don't see anything Ms. Nelson herself has done wrong. My
understanding is she asked the posters that she wanted to quote for their
permission to do so (much like asking a landowner for permission to camp).
The posters were free to give or withhold their permission and Ms. Nelson
appeared willing to abide by that. The fact that she may need to paraphrase
the posters was not be her first choice but seems a reasonable way to write
the story if permission to quote is not given (even if Ralph had not
paraphrased her article in the first place--starting this whole thread). Did
Ralph ask her permission to do so? Did he need to? I don't think so. I for
one think we should commend Ms. Nelson for asking permission. That seems to
be in line with list policy. I don't know but I assume she didn't entice a
paddlewise member to get her the info. Maybe she is already a lurker on this
list?

>From what I've seen she hasn't done anything that merits the pillorying she
has been getting here. BTW I have no idea who Ms. Nelson is and had to run
her name through a lot of search engines to find her paddling site since
Jackie and none of the other posters on this subject said what it was
(except the original one--and that wasn't easy for me to later find in the
digests--due to the subject name change--after reading Ms. Nelson's original
story and being reminded by it how this thread first got started).

I may not know the whole story here but right now it looks to me like humans
have this tendency to identify and burn witches. We like to think that witch
burning is in the distant past but right now we have a war on drug users in
this country that smells a lot like burning flesh to me. A lot of modern day
drug witches are serving long sentences and seriously overcrowding the jails
(and more serious criminals are going unpunished for lack of room--including
one very serious kayak thief). It appears we humans need to blame and punish
someone who scares us by what they choose to eat.

That's it! I just discovered to solution to overcrowding on beaches and
campsites. You guessed it, we pass a law against kayaking, after all we've
already read how it can lead to stronger life threatening stuff like surfing
and going out during dangerous storms. Kayaking has also been shown to lead
directly to serious crimes, like first degree trespassing. I say we nip this
scourge in the bud and make the sale, possession and use of kayaks
absolutely verboten. We already have incontrovertible evidence that many
kayak users are seriously addicted. They are known to suffer agonizing
withdrawal symptoms when they can't get their weekly fix. Many readily admit
this is the case, just read the paddlewise bulletin board.
If somebody you know tries to turn you on to kayaking even just once "Just
say NO!" Don't let them pressure you into kayaking even one time. Once is
enough to get you hooked and seal your fate, sending you down that slippery
kelp covered slope into degradation and poverty.  You'll go from renting
kayaks more and more often until you admit you are helpless in the face of
this addiction and spend thousands of dollars on your own kit. But it
doesn't stop there, many user can't stop with just one kayak but keep buying
more and more even more expensive kayaks. Their poor wives and husbands may
plead with them that they can't afford it and need the money for basic
necessities like food and remodeling the bathroom. Who knows what these
addicts may do to get the money, we already know about their willingness to
break the law and violate others property rights. I say the death penalty is
too easy on them and doesn't provide a deterrent to somebody who already
shows a reckless disregard for their own life and the property of others. I
say we need to bring back the family values from the past like hand
amputation and public torture to ensure that they can never paddle again and
that others aren't tempted to follow in their paddle strokes. "A Paddling to
End All Paddling" will be our motto.

Matt Broze (self-appointed "kayak czar" in the future war on kayaking--as
soon as, with the Lord's help, I can kick the kayak habit and become an
ex-kayak dealer).
http://www.marinerkayaks.com


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From: ralph diaz <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 11:42:21 -0700
Let's see of I can shed more light on this.  What follows is longish but
there are some lessons and food for thought in it, I believe:

As Matt noted from my original posting to Paddlewise.  I was given a
heads up by someone to a public commercial website in which something I
wrote was at issue.

I went over to read Tamia Nelson's article.  My first reaction was to
respond within that commercial site's own forum.  But when I looked at
it, there were only two responses regarding that article.  One by a
fellow named Hutch saying any one who commando camps is a scumbag.  The
other a response by Tamia herself agreeing with his statement but saying
she couldn't politely use that term.  I looked over other topics and
responses and decided I would go into that forum with any message by me;
I wrote off the forum as innane and unsophisticated; if you visit it, I
believe most of you would too judging by the level of discussion you all
engender on PaddleWise.

But I did think that the issue of commando camping should get a good
airing pro and con and what better way than PaddleWise where discussions
are fuller, not one-liners, sophisticated and insightful.  I knew a lot
of people would disagree with my view on commando camping but I also
knew the disagreements would be useful not silly or off-the-wall or
insulting.  I learned a lot from them as I always do on PaddleWise.

I therefore wrote the following to PaddleWise quoted by Matt, which gave
the URL where people could see the original article (although not the
chapter in my book which goes into a lot of things not covered).  And I
included what I would term a synopsis of the article not a paraphrase. 
I did no quoting and I did no paraphrasing of what Tamia Nelson said. 
Maybe I am being picky but paraphrasing involves what someone has said
whereas a synopsis is just a straight forward description of contents,
which is what I think I did.  By directing people to the URL I was
letting them read the original and not rely on any paraphrasing of
statements.

Matt Broze wrote:
> 
> ralph diaz <rdiaz_at_ix.netcom.com> wrote (the note that started the commando
> camping thread):
> 
> Subject: [Paddlewise] Sea Kayakers Behavior
> 
> I got this heads-up from a fellow PaddleWiser:
> 
> - -------------
> Hey, Ralph -- did you see this?
> 
> http://www.paddling.net/sameboat/
> - -------------
> 
> >>Basically it is an article made up of two parts.  The first part is of
> boorish behavior by a bunch of kayakers who pull up on to a dock on a
> private island in broad daylight and then proceed to defecate, pee,
> crawl all over the place.  The second part has to do with the Commando
> Camping section of the Camping section of my book in which I go through
> the necessity of sometimes having to commando camp (I believe, BTW, that
> I coined the phrase...not the practice as I know kayakers and long range
> bicyclists have done this for just about forever) and suggesting ways of
> doing so that are non-disruptive to the property and privacy of the
> location.<<
> <SNIP>

(The SNIPPED part was: The author of the article takes me to task for
what I wrote.  While like
any good author she does pitch her quotes from my book to prove her
point, they are not out of context although parts are left out that have
more provisos than I guess she could get into her column.)


> So far I don't see anything Ms. Nelson herself has done wrong. My
> understanding is she asked the posters that she wanted to quote for their
> permission to do so (much like asking a landowner for permission to camp).
> The posters were free to give or withhold their permission and Ms. Nelson
> appeared willing to abide by that.

I was one of the posters asked.  I said I could not give permission
unless I knew the context in which she planned to use quotes.  Although
I didn't ask, I also wanted to know from which of my message contents
she wished to quote.  I wrote a lot on the issue in PaddleWise over the
past week and was evolving in my own position as I read the thoughtful
messages in PaddleWise, and so it would be important to know which
selections of quotes from me.

She wrote back saying that she had no intention of submitting future
articles to me for my approval (I was not asking for any such approval
just for an idea of the context in which she would use my quotes; this
is something that anyone being asked for permission to have their stuff
quoted has a right to ask) and then added that not quoting would mean
she would have to rely on paraphrasing with all the problems and
possibilities for error this entails.  Basically, I felt I was being
told that if I don't give my permission for attributed quotes from my
PaddleWise messages, that errors would possibly creep in and they would
be my fault for not giving permission!

> the posters was not be her first choice but seems a reasonable way to write
> the story if permission to quote is not given (even if Ralph had not
> paraphrased her article in the first place--starting this whole thread). Did
> Ralph ask her permission to do so? Did he need to? I don't think so. I for
> one think we should commend Ms. Nelson for asking permission. That seems to
> be in line with list policy.

Again I did not paraphrase her statements, I just outlined the contents
of the article.  Besides, it is a public, non-subscription forum _not_
like what PaddleWise is.  I wrote just enough to let the PaddleWise
reader know its general contents and where they could read the full
text.  BTW, Matt, I am not arguing with you just clarifying the
situation a bit.

Tamia Nelson actually had other choices or options in writing her
followup article which she did not try.  It is to do what I do if I am
thinking of writing about something I find on the Net.  I treat the
message just as a lead.  I contact the individual and say I want to
write something (giving the publication and context) and want to
interview them afresh about what was said rather than work with just the
original message.  I do this via the phone or email.  I ask my questions
and get my answers.  I take nothing of the original post unless that is
what the person wishes to convey to me.  If the person says, no, not
interested in having anything in an article or even being interviewed
afresh with questions, I don't then switch to paraphrase mode.  I drop
the issue entirely and pursue it no further.  This is Responsible
Journalism 101 when working from something someone has said.

If Tamia Nelson had wanted to interview me for fresh quotes to questions
she would have asked, I would have been happy to oblige.  In that way I
would have seen her direction in the questions and either answered or
not answered individual ones; and there would have been some give and
take.  My wife (who I met when she was in journalism grad school with of
all people Pat Buchanan!) suggested that I offer Tamia Nelson that
interview possibility but by that time Tamia Nelson emailed me saying
that she didn't think we had anything more to discuss.  With that
kiss-off it didn't seem opportune to pursue the subject further with
her.

As you can see, lots of food for thought.

ralph diaz
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From: M. Lenon <lenonm_at_milwaukee.tec.wi.us>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 10:23:30 -0500
> Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 00:07:37 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Jackie Fenton <jackie_at_intelenet.net>
> Subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From
Misquotings
>
> > From: "M. Lenon" <lenonm_at_milwaukee.tec.wi.us>
>
> <snip>
>
> > May we see a copy of this notice?  Am I to understand, then, that
> > this Nelson woman considers it her legal right to quote anything
> > I might write on this list? By what legal right does she do this?
>
>
> Hi Bruce,
>
> Actually, if I forwarded Ms. Nelson's notice then I would pretty much be
> climbing into the same boat as the individual that violated policy here.

Well... I believe your motives to be good, and I respect them. :-) I'm not suggesting
you're wrong, but I would argue that if Ms. Nelson's "notice" directly affects *me*,
that if she has announced to you that she intends to use *my* words (in effect, along
with every other member's words, too) without my permission and only with this
"notice" to *you*, then perhaps her "notice" to you is also effectively a notice to
*me*, and I am, therefore, entitled to see it. And address it.

(How am I doin' here, Mark? Am I at least in the ballpark? I'm not seeking legal
advice, of course! I'll consult my own lawyer in my own jurisdiction for that! See?
I've been paying attention. :-)

Now, if it was her stated intent to use *your* words, Jackie, against your will, and
*only your words*, then I could understand your reluctance to share this "notice."
But, you say she intends to "paraphrase," perhaps liberally, from the entire body of
messages in PaddleWise. That includes *me*.

That disturbs me. Her conduct is, in my view, unethical. I would further add that
people who are guilty of such behavior have *forfeited* any number of considerations
that would otherwise have been accorded them. I mark a distinction between good and
evil behavior, and how I deal with the people involved. I do NOT treat them equally.
That's *me*, however, and I'm not suggesting that other folks are obliged to adopt
the same views.

Perhaps this is just an unfortunate misunderstanding, one that Ms. Nelson would like
to correct?

Maybe it would help, Jackie, if you could tell me who this Tamia Nelson is. What is
the address of her website? Do I understand correctly that she wrote an article on
camping? Is this article available on the web? After all, I did just sort of "rise to
the bait," objecting on principal, without having read a word of anything Ms. Nelson
has written. I don't mean to suggest that had she written something I agreed with
that I'd subsequently agree with her unauthorized "paraphrasing" from PaddleWise
email, rather, I'm just looking for a way to perhaps mediate this problem and come to
a happy conclusion if at all possible. I'll take "nice" over "ugly" any day, and I'm
always willing to yield and compromise --- *where possible*. :-)

Maybe I need to back up a bit. Can you point me in the right direction? :-)

> As far as I know, Ms. Nelson has not posted her article.  Maybe she has
> re-considered and decided it would not be in the best interest of the
> paddling community.

[heh, heh] No comment...

> > You know, when I first read that "Commando Camping" post from
> > "Kasia" with a Hotmail account, whom I'd never seen before, my
> > first thought was that it was a blatant troll.
>
> Actually, I think Kasia was sincere and I don't believe she has
> anything to do with Ms. Nelson.  I truly don't.

Hmmm... This sounds as though you may have had a private exchange with "Kasia." Why
else would you be so sure?

Don't answer that, Jackie. It's not a question. :-)

That would fit nicely into my mystery puzzle. It's just what I'd expect "Kasia,"
a.k.a. Tamia, to do. "Gee," Tamia a.k.a. "Kasia" might write in a hurt tone, "and
here I'd heard what a nice bunch the PaddleWisers were. I didn't mean anything. I
guess I'll just mosey along now." Deflect suspicion. And disappear.

The person who wrote the "Kasia" post is no dumbie. I gotta hand it to her --- she's


slick. Just maybe a bit too good a writer, though, you know? Like a pro, maybe. In my
limited experience, it's unusual for someone so literate, so well-spoken, to write
such an ill-bred, ill-mannered, low-life, provocative email to a new group,
exhibiting such blatant disregard for the rights of others. Very odd.

Yes, I know about the rich. But, they don't mingle with the Great Unwashed writing
provocative emails, do they? :-)

Yo! Tamia! Next time throw in some spelling and grammatical errors!

Hubris! It'll get 'em every time. :-)

Okay then. You're a "good egg," Jackie, as my Marie would say, and I'd never fault
you for that.

But, call me Suspicious...

I'd still like to see a trace run on that hotmail account to see where it leads. Just
to satisfy my "curiosity." :-)

Did "Kasia" post more than ONE message?

Given the clearly highly opinionated and provocative nature of "Kasia's" original
post, specifically requesting feedback on this particular issue of "Commando
Camping," and as one who goes out of her way to paddle over to "NO TRESPASSING"
signs to have her defiant photo taken, it seems passing strange that she had no
retort to the harsh words directed her way.

This doesn't ring true.

The "Kasia," if she's real, who wrote the "Commando Camping" solicitation would have
been in-your-face, combative, argumentative, and ready to pursue it 'till hell froze
over. Her post was DELIBERATELY PROVOCATIVE.

I suggest that "Kasia's" post would have been extreme for even Rec.Boats.Paddle.
(They've got a good core group over there, people with their heads screwed on
straight. They're responsible paddlers who do a good job of herding the riff-raff
that jumps into their group. I like 'em.)

Furthermore, that post was not one of a neophyte. The person who wrote that was an
experienced newsgroup writer. It was very carefully crafted (and extraordinarily
well-written, I might add, which in itself is quite unusual), very artfully
manipulative, angering the reader, and designed, I suggest, to elicit the very sort
of quotes that Ms. Tamia Nelson would want. It had "punch." It was no shrinking
wallflower who wrote that post. It was not someone who'd run away at the first sign
of criticism.

There aren't many people who'd post something as provocative as what "Kasia" did. Not
real people. And those who *would*?! Why, they'd stay to enjoy the fight, of course.
It's what they *came* for!

No. This doesn't make sense to me. Is "Kasia" real?

I looked up kasia_pierzga_at_hotmail.com in Deja. My search turned up nothing. No
messages. That's odd. Whoever wrote that "Kasia" message wasn't writing their
first-ever newsgroup message; it was written by an experienced newsgroup writer. Is
it plausible that her writing has been confined to nothing but listservers which
might not be on Deja? Just changed her account name, maybe? Maybe. Maybe just another
coincidence... Maybe Deja's not working right now. Perhaps someone else more
experienced with these things could look for "Kasia."

Now, all the while this is taking place on PW, Ms. Nelson just coincidentally happens
to be writing a follow-up article to an original piece on "Commando Camping." And Ms.
Nelson is in need, apparently, of useful "quotes," enough in need that she's willing
to defiantly "take" them regardless of being denied permission. Hmmm... that sounds
familiar.

Ms. Nelson asks for permission to use quotes from the PW discussion (generated ever
so conveniently by "Kasia") immediately after a good many "juicy quotes" have been
written!

What remarkable timing! What an amazing coincidence!

Not only does a discussion "suddenly" spring up on PW about the very subject Ms.
Nelson needs quotes for, but (wonder of wonders!) an INFORMANT "leaks" quotes to her.
Just when she needs them.

Extraordinary! What remarkable good fortune for Ms. Tamia Nelson!

Boy! Some days things just really go your way, don't they?!

Folks, I don't believe it.

If I've made a muddle of things here, I'd be grateful if someone would straighten me
out. Heaven knows it wouldn't be the first time I'd completely misjudged events...
:-)

Perhaps Ms. Tamia Nelson would like to straighten me out? You ARE reading this,
aren't you, Ms. Nelson? Do come forward and set me straight, won't you, please?

Oh, and lest I forget, MS. TAMIA NELSON, you are hereby expressly denied the use of
my words in any form whatsoever for any use whatsoever.

Right then. Enough of that.

<snip>

> Thanks for your support, Bruce.

You're most welcome, Jackie. You've *earned* it for the Quality List you have created
and nurtured. :-)

Best Regards,

Bruce







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From: Rich Kulawiec <rsk_at_gsp.org>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 12:00:27 -0400
Just two notes to contribute to the discussion:

1. On the lists that I run, I have instituted a policy which I believe
to be consistent with the Berne Convention's copyright provisions.  To wit,
each poster retains the copyright on their own messages, but I, as the
list-owner/manager, retain the copyright on the compilation.

This (a) allows each participant in the list to grant permission
for the republication of their own messages (b) prevents a participant
from republishing another participant's messages and (c) prevents a
third party from snarfing the entire archive and republishing it.
(As an aside, I've been very disappointed to discover how often my
work, whether compilation or FAQ or whatnot, has been republished
without my name on it.  I've been involved in one dispute -- over
a FAQ I've maintained for roughly a decade and which was heavily
plagiarized -- for two years.)

2. I've had the following taped to my monitor wherever I've been
for over fifteen years now, ever since I first became aware of it:

	Never say anything in an electronic message that you wouldn't want
	appearing, and attributed to you, in tomorrow morning's front-page
	headline in the New York Times.

		- Colonel David Russell, former head
		of DARPA's Information Processing Techniques Office

Given the ubiquitous nature of the web, the pervasiveness of search
engines, and the growing number of archive sites out there, this
is probably better advice than ever.

---Rsk
Rich Kulawiec
rsk_at_gsp.org

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From: <gpwecho_at_juno.com>
subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 11:24:54 -0500
Arrrrggg....and if the guilty party(s) will but stand before the Cap'ns
Mast  we be havin' a keel-haul eftsoons we round up 'nuff rope !   What
say ye, mateys ?
...adieu  ...Peyton (Louisiana)
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From: Jackie Fenton <jackie_at_intelenet.net>
subject: RE: [Paddlewise] Policy Intended To Protect PaddleWise Members From Misquotings
Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2000 13:57:50 -0700 (PDT)
> From: "M. Lenon" <lenonm_at_milwaukee.tec.wi.us>
<Big huge snip>
> > Thanks for your support, Bruce.
> 
> You're most welcome, Jackie. You've *earned* it for the Quality List 
> you have created and nurtured. :-)
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Bruce
 

Well, anyone reading that _now_ would assume it was tongue-in-cheek.  
I'm *very* annoyed right now.  The support I need is not long paranoid
posts jumping to conclusions and filled with unfounded accusations on
a member here because they posted something you did not agree with.
That's not what PaddleWise is about.  Not now, not ever.  No one here
has done anything to deserve the level of venom spewed in this list
in the last few hours.

I agree with David Seng, not sure what you got so lathered about but
it's going to stop.  Now.  I was too polite, before.

Folks, please bear with me while we try to get some kind of control 
back on a list that's just gone nuts.  If you don't see your posts
appear, please don't take it personal.  Also, it will take some time
as right now the list is fully moderated thanks to the outrageous
abuses of our list.  sheeeesh...

Jackie
listowner

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