Message-ID: <Pine.OSF.3.91.960509171555.10706A-100000@plato.ucs.mun.ca> Date: Thu, 9 May 1996 17:19:24 -0230 From: Susan Vaughan <mailto:svaughan@MORGAN.UCS.MUN.CA> Subject: Re: Apology To: Multiple recipients of list DEVEL-L <mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU>
I agree wholeheartedly with the message below. I would hope that people continue to take an active interest in our childrens' future and support their ingenuity.On Thu, 9 May 1996, Carolyn Joyce Davis wrote:
> I am surprised and disappointed that some might think Clay Robinson's
> message about the two children working on the Internet report (I presume
> that's the posting Clay refers to in his May 9 message) is unrelated to
> this listserv and its readers' interests. Children actively learning
> about the Internet is the precursor to development practitioners using
> computers for their purposes. Isn't education part of development? We
> certainly answer the requests of college students asking for information.
> Are we so snobby that we will not provide the same aid for children?
> I would like to thank Clay for giving me the opportunity to help Stevie
> and Amanda.
>
> Carolyn Davis
> Ohio University
>
> On Thu, 9 May 1996, Clay Robinson wrote:
>
> > To all listers who were offended.
> >
> > I realized the content of the message I sent was not directly related
> > to your technical specialties. Some of you feel I misused the lists.
> > Now that I realize how you feel, I apologize. I will not do anything
> > of this sort again.
> >
> > I realize I should have checked with the moderator of the lists, but
> > I do not have the moderator's addresses for all the lists for which I
> > have addresses.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > Clay,
> >
> > Clay A. Robinson, Ph.D.
> > Assistant Professor of Plant Science
> > West Texas A&M University
> > Canyon, TX 79016-0001
> > 806/656-2553, f656-2938
> > mailto:car@wtamu.edu
> > "To live is Christ..."
> >
>