Ruth, As you could probably tell, I vote for these sorts of comments to be
returned to the senders as inappropriate for transmission to the ABRf
through the Ombudsman.
Deb
On Thu, 9 Nov 2000, Ruth Hogue Angeletti wrote:
> Alex,
> The ABRF ombudsman does not make any commentaries, but simply removes
> identifiers and transmits the anonymous messages. Perhaps the last was not
> a nice use of the ombudsman by one of our members, but there are times when
> the ombudsman function is necessary. For example, during the recent debate
> about ABRF research studies, being able to make a comment without
> personalities being considered is useful. Being anonymous on scientific
> issues is sometimes necessary for someone in industry seeking help. The
> recent snide comment directed toward Jean-Pierre Salzmann is an example of a
> kind that hasn't happened before, and so, wasn't expected. This type of
> message could be filtered out.
> Ruth
>
>
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