tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post1892956816458095618..comments2024-01-02T00:38:08.335-08:00Comments on Downtown Eastside Enquirer: Power of Carnegie Newsletter Editor CurbedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-14998316318785751382007-10-20T17:29:00.000-07:002007-10-20T17:29:00.000-07:00Wilf,I assume a bank robbery conviction would be o...Wilf,<BR/><BR/>I assume a bank robbery conviction would be on public record. The source told me that Sommers did time behind bars. The source is an old timer on the Downtown Eastside who knew Sommers and Taylor and all of that crowd. The source was very involved in Carnegie for at least 15 years and used to help out with the newsletter. The source gave me this information some time ago as we reliable sourceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415656828004866498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-24842224630842406982007-10-20T16:03:00.000-07:002007-10-20T16:03:00.000-07:00I like that Rachel, "Right Action Guard". Perfect...I like that Rachel, "Right Action Guard". Perfect. <BR/><BR/>Hey anonymous. It's really easy to make those kind of comments anonymously. Who are you?<BR/><BR/>Actually though, your post is a good example for me to remember how easy it is to be like that. It's not that I don't have those kinds of thoughts about some people, and I always feel bad when I catch myself speaking them (and I've Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-53388795721247878282007-10-20T12:17:00.000-07:002007-10-20T12:17:00.000-07:00anonymous,When you wish to criticize a Carnegie Bo...anonymous,<BR/><BR/>When you wish to criticize a Carnegie Board member or anybody else on this site, please be specific about what exactly you find offensive. Give a few details of what they said or did. That way your assessment of their actions can be evaluated by others. We can't allow the DTES Enquirer to be used for gratuitous personal attacks and in future, THEY WILL BE DELETED.<BR/><BR/>Ireliable sourceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415656828004866498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-8563054704454275642007-10-20T10:31:00.000-07:002007-10-20T10:31:00.000-07:00Wow, these comments are getting so personal. Now w...Wow, these comments are getting so personal. Now we are down to how people smell! <BR/>No need to be sad any longer, anonymous, I actually am aware of how offensive I am to some people, and that is why I have changed my brand of deoderant to<BR/> "Right-Action Guard"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-45517785749713430532007-10-20T04:05:00.000-07:002007-10-20T04:05:00.000-07:00if rachel does not know that she is offensive to m...if rachel does not know that she is offensive to many people, then noone should listen to anything she has to say because she is clearly lacking self-awareness, sad, but true. she is one of the most offensive people i've ever encounteredAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-55970252230333686442007-10-19T16:29:00.000-07:002007-10-19T16:29:00.000-07:00Message for William supporters. Check out the Ide...Message for William supporters. <BR/><BR/>Check out the Ideaboard on William's website for something to think about.<BR/><BR/>http://timetender.ca/enquirer/index.php?board=8.0Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-75612694951633357462007-10-19T11:28:00.000-07:002007-10-19T11:28:00.000-07:00So much for freedom of speech.So much for freedom of speech.Bharbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538991837184797799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-8873271308204738102007-10-18T13:59:00.000-07:002007-10-18T13:59:00.000-07:00I don't know you, Bharbara, but I do know Rachel a...I don't know you, Bharbara, but I do know Rachel and I'm happy to say that she is a friend. I and plenty of other Carnegie members are grateful and honoured to be considered as her friends, and we would all agree that your capitalized declaration that she is out to "DESTROY" the Carnegie is preposterous, inflamatory, defamatory and patently false. <BR/><BR/>I mean really, the newsletter was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-55306420810592205782007-10-17T18:56:00.000-07:002007-10-17T18:56:00.000-07:00I stand by every word I said in my statements abov...I stand by every word I said in my statements above. <BR/>My reason for addressing these issues is evident at the end of my statement.<BR/>By the way, in my life I have been homeless in warm and in freezing weather. I have broken a window in a door to get into a stairwell so I would not freeze mid-winter. I have slept in parked cars, in boxes in behind shopping plaza's and in people garages in Bharbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538991837184797799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-59837983117808281822007-10-15T07:24:00.000-07:002007-10-15T07:24:00.000-07:00Who is Jeff Sommers, and why is he in a position t...Who is Jeff Sommers, and why is he in a position to effectively attack a homeless man?Daghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664271893389366772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-15179897127264393512007-10-14T15:09:00.000-07:002007-10-14T15:09:00.000-07:00Bharbara,You've got it all wrong. The incident inv...Bharbara,<BR/><BR/>You've got it all wrong. The incident involving you was never given as a reason in either of the long term barrings of Bill Simpson: in June 2007 from the entire Carnegie building or in Jan. 2007 from the Carnegie Learning Center. <BR/><BR/>In June 2007, two weeks after homeless Bill Simpson was elected to the Board of Directors of Carnegie Center, he was barred from the reliable sourceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415656828004866498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-75536524767703748992007-10-14T14:53:00.000-07:002007-10-14T14:53:00.000-07:00Dear Bharb, We have been friends for 18 years, and...Dear Bharb, <BR/>We have been friends for 18 years, and I was sad when you wouldn’t tell me what was bothering you and hung up on me months ago. I didn’t realize that the source of your anger was that you thought I was trying to destroy the Carnegie Centre. <BR/>You sure caused me pain with this one. Especially coming from one with whom I have worked to try to make the Carnegie a better place. I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-40710525813912704032007-10-14T10:27:00.000-07:002007-10-14T10:27:00.000-07:00There is a bit of information that is not in your ...There is a bit of information that is not in your published comments regarding the situation at Carnegie Centre. <BR/>The incident that had Bill Simpson barred from the Carnegie Learning Centre involved one other person. I walked into the learning centre one day and as I had heard that Bill Simpson was the blogger I was stressed the minute I saw him in the room. I was one of the people commented Bharbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01538991837184797799noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-61705350249264485082007-10-07T20:22:00.000-07:002007-10-07T20:22:00.000-07:00Nice to read a whimsical piece in the current ranc...Nice to read a whimsical piece in the current rancorous environment at the Carnegie Centre. Reasoned voices and clear-thinking people do attend, to the relief of all concerned, one would suspect. Or so one would assume.<BR/><BR/>However, we cannot assume that such sweet reason is actually the logical course to come. If the past practice is guide to the future, one might reasonably expect a delugeDaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10664271893389366772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-63706041933761165212007-10-07T19:29:00.000-07:002007-10-07T19:29:00.000-07:00After I finished writing my last post, I turned on...After I finished writing my last post, I turned on Pandora Radio on the internet, and the last station I had created was Leon Redbone. The title of his first song grabbed me right off, and led me to a whimsical thought. <BR/><BR/>The new editorial board is established with agreement, swiftness and total lack of hostility. So well do things go that all the good will and clear thinking has led Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-38212432625671992972007-10-07T18:34:00.000-07:002007-10-07T18:34:00.000-07:00Right on Anonymous. If the silliness would have e...Right on Anonymous. If the silliness would have ended after the "apology" for the libelous article about William and Rachel, then no editorial board discussion and no need for all the outrage.<BR/><BR/>However, I for one am glad it continued, since now there is going to be discussion, and hopefully out of that will come a fair-minded editorial board with oversight so that actions and articles Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-14821295990940728412007-10-07T15:06:00.000-07:002007-10-07T15:06:00.000-07:00What Paul and his supporters need to realize, and ...What Paul and his supporters need to realize, and I think if they did they might feel better, is that it was Paul's own actions that caused this to come about. He could have stopped violating the publishing guidelines at any point and he would not have to be contending with an editorial board. It was because he chose to break the rules in not just one issue, but issue after issue, that this Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-81655508890540741552007-10-05T14:48:00.000-07:002007-10-05T14:48:00.000-07:00Wilf,I think most Carnegie members would agree wit...Wilf,<BR/><BR/>I think most Carnegie members would agree with you that security tends to favour those in power at Carnegie. <BR/><BR/>I like your term "Billgate". It's been getting some laughs. One guy added to it: "Impeach Ethel".reliable sourceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415656828004866498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-51019566038143804152007-10-05T14:22:00.000-07:002007-10-05T14:22:00.000-07:00Anonymous,Thanks for outlining the double standard...Anonymous,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for outlining the double standard at Carnegie: penalties for criticizing staff are much tougher than penalties for libeling a member. <BR/><BR/>The double standard is also protecting Carnegie Director, Ethel Whitty. Whitty has repeatedly slandered Bill Simpson and the DTES Enquirer bloggers at public meetings. She has repeatedly presented Bill Simpson and the DTES reliable sourceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415656828004866498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-15822376339500842902007-10-05T06:50:00.000-07:002007-10-05T06:50:00.000-07:00Thanks RS for reporting on the meeting and this st...Thanks RS for reporting on the meeting and this story. I look forward to the revised version. <BR/><BR/>I'll just clarify and add a bit to the part you wrote about my contribution to the meeting. I'm glad to have this opportunity here to speak again, hopefully a little more coherently and with less emotion. I've got a lot of work to do on my communication skills, as anyone who's seen me in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1556539813450690811.post-47222287168584968342007-10-05T01:29:00.000-07:002007-10-05T01:29:00.000-07:00In our community a grotesque miscarriage of justic...In our community a grotesque miscarriage of justice has happened. We have had two men accused of the same violation of the Carnegie Centre Rules and Guidelines treated in vastly different ways.<BR/>In the first man’s case, that of William Simpson, there was a meeting of the Education committee, and his case was discussed with out his knowledge or input. Staff then went to security, and after a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com