On 9/6/05, Don Sheldon <don.sheldon@...> wrote:
>
> It is my understanding, as a simple member, that Jason did report Mike
> to his CC.=20
Rumor to the contrary, it looks like only the BCC issue got sent to
Mike's CC, not the CoC issues.
> As a general member, with the information I have, I don't see how the
> actions you suggest are substantially different from the ones that
> were taken. From my re-reading of the limited information I do have,
> it looks like Alex worked himself in to a tizzy after what could have
> been construed as a personal attack from Mike. Did Mike go to far?
> In my opinion, yes, but Alex over reacted. Escalation breeds
> escalation and in this kind of power struggle, the man with the bigger
> gun wins. And that was Alex. Some might call it abuse of power,
> others might call it... um... keeping the minions in line? I don't
> know, I can't think of a way to spin it to make it sound good.
I'm not in a position to officially decide whether Alex over-reacted.
Jason under-reacted to Mike going "too far," though, and that was one
component in the final decision. Even something as minor as telling
Mike to keep quiet and then trying to back things off to a reasonable
tone would have gone a long ways towards making me feel like he had
put forth an effort to be cooperative.
> As a constructive counterpoint, here are *my* recommendations for what
> *Alex* should have done differently.
If you're at NWRE, ICC, or some other event that I might also be
attending, I'd love a chance to sit down and talk general theory and
trade personal opinions on what should or should not have been done.
Since I'm signing these emails with an official Cam title, though,
it's probably best if I decline to go down this path for now, since
it's well outside the scope of my authority.
--=20
Wes Contreras, US2002022038
US National Coordinator
cam.usnc@...
http://www.camarilla.us/