response 163 of 393:

Jan 7 22:14 UTC 2004

Valerie's action changed a lot of things by a large amount.  I am 
positive she didn't intend that.  I am positive there was no bad 
intent.  Things have gotten out of hand.

I do not mean to be on the side of those who are shrieking, "She broke 
the rules!  Corruption!"  Valerie is not corrupt.  I hope this won't 
end her contributions as a staff member.  She's a very valuable staffer.

I think Valerie made a big mistake.  It's just a mistake, but it has a 
lot of consequences.  We all need to learn from it and move on.  I know 
what I wrote in resp:162, but nevertheless, the most important thing is 
going to be for Grex to not panic or overreact, and for Grex to find a 
reasonable course and stick with it.