[PatrickHenry]

So you admitted one lie, that there were no confidences. Next, do you deny promptly using that information in the thread, even after I made it clear I did not appreciate it?

It was not a confidence. And yes, I used it in the thread. Here's one of my "horrible groping" comments to you from the thread (which was public, and thus this is no betrayal):

To: Nebullis
Now that I've learned you're female, I'm taking a kinder, gentler approach to you.
19 Posted on 10/21/2000 17:53:03 PDT by PatrickHenry

We had several more exchanges in the thread after that, none of which indicated any hostility over that posting. Here's one from you:

To: PatrickHenry
Just a quick question before you turn in, old man: How does temporally stochastic behavior at at the molecular level lead to organized behavior at the cellular level?
39 Posted on 10/21/2000 19:26:13 PDT by Nebullis

So it doesn't look like we were having a "betrayal" or "groping" problem.

[Nebullis]

It was not a confidence.

It was a freepmail. Such are confidences.

And yes, I used it in the thread.

Okay. There it is, then.

I should have called you a dirty old man in the thread! But it wasn't in response to the price of eggs in China, no matter how many times you post something like that.

Go on all you want about big lies, little lies, silly lies, or other excuses. Likewise, little betrayals, silly betrayals and little accusations or meaningless accusations.

Here are the facts.

I sent you a confidential freepmail.
You betrayed it by using it against me on the thread.
You lied about it.
You accused me of being a double to "the management".