[IMC-Boston-Editorial] For Sally, wherever she may be

[visnusdream at juno.com]

I know that too much ink has already been spilled over this issue but . . .
After Sofia's last message I thought it worth mentioning that I don't think Ms. Shears was too far off when she hid the post. I certainly would not recommend that she lose her beautician's license, in fact I'm still willing to come to her for my next haircut. 
Last week, I deleted an article from the editorial list without posting it and then had to call the woman who sent it and have her re-send it. In the end, the delay caused by my screw up caused BIMC to publish a story four or five days later than other outlets than ran the same article. 
I deleted that submission to the ed-list because I thought if people want to post to the site they should take the time to do it themselves. Later, I learned that we have an agreement with this particular organization to review their articles through the ed-list and then post them if we think they're good. Several other IMCs have similar arrangements with them.
I had to recognize that I was not thinking very clearly about my responsibilities to the web-site. All submissions should be thouroughly reviewed, and if their are doubts, we should talk things through together. 
I wasn't honoring our contibutors or the responsibility o my position as a list moderator. 
I am writing this because I do not want to see this discussion devolve into a feud about hurt feelings stemming from assumptions regarding  who hid it. It wasn't that big of a deal, and neither were the assumptions. 
Editing under a pseudonym is ethically questionable and confusing enough. Let's not let this one issue, or mistakes made while handling it, de-rail us.
We need to be gracious toward one another. Whether the right questions were asked is somewhat immaterial, we just need to learn the best course of action in the future. If one of us says something about another of us, which might be considered slanderous or insulting, it is usually best to  recognize that such statements are rarely intended the way they are taken. 
Please, excuse any offenses I have made in this presentation, humility is not my strong suit.
Peace and love,
Jamie