[Blindtlk] Extremely! and I do mean, ex, tremely! offended by a comment on NFB Talk!

[David Andrews]

I have been sick a couple days, and the list goes down the drain (smile.)

Dave

At 10:58 PM 5/21/2015, Christopher-Mark Gilland via blindtlk wrote:
>David, I hate putting you in this position, but if this isn't dealt 
>with accordingly, I'll be leaving the list for good!
>
>Did you see Dianne's message in response to mine?  I asked a very 
>very simple question.  OK, the second part of it was very very very! 
>far stretched, I'll admit, but on earth, being I've all my life had 
>a little vision, it's something I don't know how to relate to, and 
>figured I would ask.  So again, when totally blind with no vision at 
>all, I ask, do you see in your dreams?  Dianne wrote back and all 
>she says is, Get a life?  Excuse me?  Yet another reason I don't 
>post to the list.  I found that incredibly! disrespectful, when I 
>was asking a very sincere genuine question.
>
>Again, I don't mean to put you in a tough situation, but please! 
>please! will you send an admin message letting people know that on 
>this list, it is asked for all to be respectful of one another as a 
>gentle reminder?  Frankly, if I was a mod of a list, and I got a 
>report of that type message, and I saw it go through, that party 
>would be on moderated status quicker than you can say lickity split!
>
>I'm honestly speechless, not to mention utterly appalled!
>
>Chris.

         David Andrews and long white cane Harry.
E-Mail:  dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org