Sir,
I recognise that Tasmanian Times is yours and that no-one can prevent you from whatever action you take on that site. Notwithstanding, I would like to alert you to the following:-
ONE
As a contributor to your site, I object to the arbitrary nature of your effectively banning me from comment under my name.
Your actions indicate that you are more concerned with WHO is writing rather than judging WHAT is written on its merits.
You say that ‘It appears Eric B. Johns(t)on is not a real person’ – on what basis is this conclusion reached? Because your readers cannot find my company on Google?
So what?
Not everyone and everything is listed on the internet, neither did I know it was a requirement to present personal details or company details in order to advance the knowledge of your readers. OK I’m on the mainland but does that disqualify your readers from being exposed to what I have to say?
We are an international forestry consultancy whose office location is none of your concern. As I wrote you before (but you didn’t publish my email), we have outsourced our IT work to an agency because we work mainly in forests and in government offices.
Going by the distorted and emotional comments that appear from many on your site, I won’t provide any personal details, nevertheless I attach a copy of an ID card with personal details deleted.
TWO
Let’s review some facts…
My article merely welcomed the Wilderness Society to the real world. There was nothing in our article that was defamatory, slanderous or false. I have in my possession a letter from the Wilderness Society that clearly indicates their support for forestry.
How do you think that support was obtained?
The answer is – by negotiation. As they say, one hand washes the other.
OK those negotiations were with more senior figures in the Wilderness Society than the ciphers in Tasmania but that changes nothing.
My hope was that your readers would finally recognise that forestry isn’t the big, bad ogre that they make it out to be.
Not at all.
Our contribution is now sufficiently well recognised that even the Wilderness Society is promoting our industry.
Surely your readers deserve that knowledge so that they can develop a more appropriate confidence in our industry?
And if you must ban anyone, why not obvious forestry trouble makers like Neo-conned, Henning and Bolan? Do they really exist? Are you sure?
Sincerely,
Eric B. Johnson
Forestry consultant.
Eric B. Johnson
