I have to second Jean-Pierre's comments.
He is referring to a comment that came through the Ombudsman for the
ABRF--and this comment basically told Jean-Pierre--in what I thought was
a rude way--that he should be answering his own question--and not bother
the bulletin board with it.
Frankly, I was somewhat amused that a comment like that would be funneled
through the Ombudsman. This is truly something that one would want to
keep private--that it is in their nature to be "not nice".
I suggest that we keep comments that go through the Ombudsman to truly
those items that need to be kept anonymous--such as commenting on a
particular protein system and you don't want anyone to know that you are
working on it.
When it comes to comments that are a bit nasty--and more personal--if you
can't say them with your name attached to them, keep them off of the
public domain. At least with your name attached, I, for one, know who to
steer away from.
Deb McMillen
Institute of Molecular Biology
University of Oregon
Eugene OR
On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Jean-Pierre Salzmann wrote:
> To the person who is hiding behind the anonymity of the ombudsman:
>
> Dear ..........
>
> Before lecturing me you might perhaps have read my message completely -- the
> reason that I'm looking for a glossary is that I have to familiarize support
> people with some of the typical terms used in Proteomics. It is not that I'm
> lazy or anything, but I know about this training since exactly two days and
> have to perform this coming Monday -- establishing a glossary that already
> might exist somewhere else might in such a case not make the most sense when
> I have to prepare a lot of other training material.
>
> For once that I ask for advice -- many participants of this bulletin board
> may know that I readily contribute in areas of my expertise (miniaturized LC
> applications in protein/peptide separations) -- and for that one time I get
> anonymously talked down.
>
> Is that really in the spirit of this bulletin board where we try to mutually
> exchange information and help us out. Is that tone really appropriate. I
> have observed a degradation in cooperative spirit and friendliness over the
> last months.
>
> Let's do something to revive this bulletin board to its useful value as a
> tool.
>
> AND YES: I THANK EVERYBODY WHO GIVE ME USEFUL INFORMATION.
>
> This is my private opinion an not related to my company, therefore I just
> sign with my name without my usual signature.
>
> Regards: Jean-Pierre Salzmann
>
>
> > From: Ombudsman account for AECOM <ombudsmn@aecom.yu.edu>
> > Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 14:55:31 -0500 (EST)
> > To: Recipients of ABRF List <abrf@aecom.yu.edu>
> > Subject: Glossary of Terms for Proteomics (fwd)
> >
> >
> > Perhaps (a good old fashioned approach) reviewing several publications in the
> > field of proteomics would provide you with the information you are seeking. A
> > review of the literature will most certainly provide you with much more than
> > terminology.
> >
> >
> >
>
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