Does the world need us?

[Paul Cherubini]

Patrick Foley wrote:
> 
> Paul,
> 
> I appreciate your clearing up one point, namely that you are not paid to
> lobby or do PR.
> 
> I hope you are being less disingenuous about this than you are about the
> email pseudonyms. I clearly asked whether you had used pseudonyms on this
> or other lists, and you have carefully avoided responding fully. If you are
> to be taken as a credible voice _for_ scientific honesty, you must do so.

Chip Taylor already explained on leps-l a month ago that I
had used alaises (on his dplex-l for a brief period last summer 
after he removed me from the list without warning in the middle of 
conversations.).     

Subject: Re: anonymous mailing 
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 13:26:56 -0600 
From: Chip Taylor <chip at ku.edu>
Reply-To: chip at ku.edu
To: leps-l at lists.yale.edu

Yes, and no. The message implies that the email addresses given on
the card are aliases used by Paul. I have known Paul to use aliases
but none of those known to me are on the card. Unfortunately, many of
the addresses are those of individuals who are legitimate
contributors to Dplex-l and perhaps other lists. Most of these people
do not share Paul's views and two people I've communicated with are
very disturbed at this development. This is clearly a smear campaign
but the message contains erroneous information which targets people
inappropriately. Smear campaigns can have adverse and unintended
consequences for the innocent which could result in legal action.
Irrespective of one's regard for Paul, and I am anything but one of
his supporters, this practice should stop. Nothing good can come of
this. If people want to isolate Paul, they should ignore him. Attacks
of this sort could give him more credibility among some and not less
as is intended.

Chip

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