Re: Re: Please tell me this is a hoax...

From: Mikal <mikalm_at_ix.netcom.com_at_hypermail.org>
Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 16:39:39 -0700

[MM: The text outside brackets is a message from Lenny:]

Apparently I put a virus in the OSO site, so I cannot use it :) For now

[MM: That's not the FIRST time you've infected a bunch of your "friends"
with a dangerous virus, O Wussy One!]

I agree with you. This policy is absurd...But let the people on this list
know that the media reports of tag having been "banned" are NOT correct...
What was leaked was a guideline for noon supervisors, which details that
bullying of the "it" kid should be looked out for...There is only stupid
passage that criticizes the game itself of possible affecting the
self-esteem of children.

[MM: Since when did EVERY conceivable human interaction require the rhetoric
and techniques of psychotherapy? Or, to paraphrase a cliche, when all
you've got is a support group, every problem looks like a self-esteem
issue...]

But for the record, the game has not been banned.

Mr. Shaw
Employee ( when they want me) of the SMMUSD

[MM: That sounds plausible. The right-wing news sources -- this came from
the online WSJ -- are just as likely as the left-liberal majority to
distort, exaggerate or spin stories so as to cater to their target
audience's prejudices. But then since Santa Monica has become "Berkeley
Lite," I can't say I was particularly surprised when I first encountered the
report...]
Received on 2002-06-13 16:39:30