"Appalling" is certainly an appropriate descriptor. I, like Bob, know nothing of the context, but if this was done as alleged, it is sleazy and is indeed likely to have a chilling effect on open discourse among the community.
John
-----Original Message-----
From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Suzy Rogers
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 12:37 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Interesting tactics
I was appalled to hear this had happened. It reminded me of the sort of
abuses that occurred in the McCarthy commie-hunting era.
I have always thought of the list as being a place to explore and
discuss ideas, and I think this kind of behavior has a distinct chilling
effect.
Suzy
Kenneth Schneyer wrote:
>I agree entirely with Bob on both counts. There's no "cone of silence,"
>but civility does have certain minimum requirements.
>
>I was very unhappy to learn of this "back door" forwarding of an e-mail.
>At minimum, I would have expected someone to inform Nancy that he or she
>was forwarding her e-mail to the chair. Speaking behind someone's back
>strikes me as contrary to the spirit of open discussion that we try to
>foster.
>
>
>Ken Schneyer
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bennett, Robert
>Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 10:16 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Interesting tactics
>
>The Executive Committee has asked me to respond to this posting (though
>it has not endorsed this response). It seems appropriate to remind
>members of ALSBtalk that we have always viewed the ALSB as an inclusive
>and supportive community of scholars--and ALSBtalk to be an important
>outlet for members of the community to communicate with each other. We
>encourage open and free communication on the list within the restraints
>of mutual respect and civility. Although there is no "cone of silence"
>governing the list and its postings and I do not know the context of
>Nancy's posting (i.e., what postings were forwarded to her chair or
>why), the furtive reporting which she complains of seems to me to be
>inconsistent with the minimum requirements of community, mutual respect
>and civility that posters on the list have a right to expect. I would
>encourage members of the list to be mindful of those reasonable
>expectations in the future.
>
>
>Your friend,
>Bob
>
>Robert B. Bennett, Jr.
>Professor of Business Law
>College of Business Administration
>Butler University
>4600 Sunset Avenue
>Indianapolis, Indiana 46208
>Phone: (317) 940-9502
>Fax: (317) 940-9455
>E-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of White, Nancy Jean
>Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2007 11:24 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Interesting tactics
>
>To the person on this listserve who anonymously sent some of my posts on
>this listserve to my department chair:
>
>My department chair did inform me you had sent some posts of mine to
>this listserve to him but you did not reveal your name. I am sure that
>if you had asked him to keep it confidential, he would have done so. He
>reiterated Central Michigan University's commitment to free speech but
>did want to inform me that this had occurred.
>
>Nancy J. White
>Department of Finance and Law
>Central Michigan University
>
>
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