56 #56  16 Oct 87 23:57:24 [1] (PRIVATE) $0.00 
From: Butch Walker, 1:161/1, NERD'S NOOK #1 Opus, Concord CA 
To:   Tj, 1:125/111 
See Also #88 
Subj: Bogus Messages

* Original: FROM.....David Finster & Jon Sabol (2200/116) 
* Original: TO.......All (161/1) 
* Forwarded by.......OPUS 161/1

 From: Jon Sabol 
From: David Finster   
To: FidoNet    

A message entitled 'The Facts of Life' with the author of Thom¨
Henderson   recently swept across the net. This message was in fact¨
not penned by Mr.   Henderson. It was an attempt by ourselves to imply¨
that the recent  illicit  activities taking place in the net were¨
caused by Mr. Henderson. This  has  never been proven.   The message¨
in question was in fact written by the two of us. We have no   excuse¨
other than our own childish stupidity. This has resulted in our own  ¨
More[Y,n]  discredit. We can only offer our sincere apologies to Mr.¨
Wong and Mr.   Henderson. In addition, we apologize to the entire¨
network for our infantile   behavior. This could only take place given¨
the current level of distrust  and  deceit in the network.   In light¨
of the actions we have taken, and the blow that our credibility has  ¨
taken, we find it necessary to step down from our respective positions¨
in  the  network. The positions of "Opus_INFO 'here'", National¨
Echomail  Coordinator,  and Sysop Echomail Moderator are now vacant.¨
We trust you will  make the proper  choices for the new appointees for¨
these positions.    
	Sincerely,    
	David Finster  
	Jon Sabol       

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#88  21 Oct 87  13:55:56 [1] (KILL/SENT) $0.26 
From: Tom Jennings, 1:125/111 
To:   Butch Walker, 1:161/1, NERD'S NOOK #1 Opus, Concord CA 
Is Reply To #56    
Subj: personal note

Well, that thing by Finster ... I know he may be a friend of yours,¨
and I  wont say Im glad, but I feel somewhat satisfied tat they manged¨
managed to go  one step too far. Finster did some terrible attacks on¨
me and others,  including Ken Kaplan, as low as racial slurs in some¨
cases. Very bad vibes to  say the least. He made things up from whole¨
cloth. I skip this, its old news,  old sores.  Just a reminder that¨
things like this have happened, info was fabricated, and  that people¨
should watch what people DO, not what they MIGHT or COULD do.  This¨
isnt "to" you, this is just a passing comment, really! There's no t¨
many  that would understand it, thats all, since very few people aroud¨
today saw  that stuff. Thats all!


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