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• Tuesday, January 13, 2009 04:49 PM

  2¢ Plain

  I'm not entirely sure why, but I feel funny weighing in on Glenn's excluding bebop-o.

  But, in for a penny, in for a 2¢ plain:

  I'm still seriously pissed off at "Common Dreams" inexplicably banning a bunch of us without notice or explanation. I wrote a dandy of a letter to Craig "Heckuva Job Brownie II" Brown, CD's Executive Director; unsurprisingly, I was not afforded the courtesy of a reply.

  So I'm hardly objectively pro-banning. But it's one thing to miss good old bebop-o, and another thing to wheedle Glenn to please let him back in the house just one more time... please?

  I respect bebop-o too much to really whale on this, but there's something a tad... askew... about any commenter, once banned, cranking out long stream-of-consciousness repetitive screeds. Does anyone doubt Glenn's brief description of the burdensome volume of post-banned comments?

  And the banning was occasioned by bebop-o's determined flouting of civility and good manners; it felt like a squatter obstinately refusing to vacate the premises after setting a series of small fires in the corners.

  I've said it before; I've said it again: I've been screwed over by technology-assisted, petty, precious, asshole-moderated comments sites. Glenn has always shown remarkable patience and tolerance, and a humane, deft touch in censoring/controlling the comments threads.

  It would be unfortunate if, as happens in such conflicts, Glenn somehow becomes the "bad guy". Glenn hasn't harshly condemned bebop-o or shown anything but good will towards him; the prospects of bebop-o's future access is strictly between him and Glenn, IMO.

  That doesn't mean that the dearly departed persona non grata ought to be ignored or forgotten. But I urge restraint in second-guessing, noodging, or guilt-tripping Glenn.

  Best wishes, bebop-o, sincerely.

  —Little Brother Read Little Brother's other letters
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