Susan Tissot compressed these thoughts into the cyber mist:

>I do not think that David Gregory was out of line when he commented on the
>mail posted to this list. In the case of Harry Needham it was very
>appropriate for Harry to post his retirement message on the list but the
>personal responses to Harry's message should have been sent directly to
>Harry, not the whole list.

Actually, I enjoyed reading the responses to Harry's announcement, and
when I felt I'd had enough, I just stopped reading messages under that
subject heading.  Lists are like a community, and sometimes there are
thoughts that err on the side of being personal but are more meaningful
because they're shared with the whole community.  Acknowledging Harry's
retirement announcement in the "public" of the list was more of a tribute
than if it had been done privately.


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     S t e p h e n    N o w l i n         Director, Williamson Gallery


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