I think "despicable" fits as well. I wish we could find out who did this and cut off his or her access to the listservs. That might minimize the chilling effect of the violation of our trust which happened here.
Laura
-----Original Message-----
From: Academy of Legal Studies in Business (ALSB) Talk [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Allison
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2007 2:12 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Interesting tactics
"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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