You're absolutley right.  It is a judgement call.  We have a tradition called Lashon Ha Ra.  Basically it is to say nothing harmful or hurtful about another because to hurt one's name (reputation) is the same as hurting them physically.  Now praise, positive statements and congradulations are A-OKAY.    It's part of being a lovely, loving, kind and gentle person.  A Mensch.  No one can do it 24/7, it's something to strive for.  Anyway, that's something I try to remember when I communicate with others.  I'm not always successful.   I have my good and bad days, but I try.  E-mails can be a bit difficult because you can't see the other person's facial expressions and hear the tone and inflection in their voice.  What may seem serious to some will appear to be light-hearted to others.    Who ever came up with these emoticon things was on to something. 

Well, I'm off to make the ice cream and cut up the watermelon.  I hope everyone has a great 4th of July! 

Zemi

--- In JoshBernsteinAddict s@yahoogroups. com, Rapa Nui <b745623@...> wrote:
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> I agree with you Zemi, JB is learning the ropes of the internet, however, the fans - should we post everything that we come across? My opinion, no. It’s a judgment call in weighing the facts. I come from a news background and info is…
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> Rapa (-;
> And my note to our JB fans, If you have any questions, you can email me.
>  Rapa, owner of this site. B745623@...
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>________________________________
> From: "zemirah1323@ ..." zemirah1323@ ...
> To: JoshBernsteinAddict s@yahoogroups. com
> Sent: Friday, July 3, 2009 5:34:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [JoshBernsteinAddic ts] Re: Sneaky fan (s) -- & pic. of Josh
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> Josh has seemingly just learned internet rule no. 1. Don't put anything out there you don't want to be seen. The whole world is a potential audience. Some one will find it. Those pages were easily pulled up by typing his web address into a browser. Most people would think if it's there it was intentional and okay to visit the site even though under construction. He had options. Most websites are built on a computer. Then they are previewed to see how they will pull up, look and run on different browsers. When the site has everything worked out, and it's what is wanted it goes to the hosting facility, put on their server and is published. No one sees a work in progress cause it's not out there. Even if for some reason he wanted to have it built on a server he didn't have to publish it.
> I respect anyone's right to privacy, but it is up to them what to make public and what to keep private. Maybe he didn't realize that by selecting the route he took to build this site it would be so readily accessible.
> He could do a reality check. After such a long period of no programming, no up coming programming, little communication and a network that doesn't seem do much in the way of promotion for him there are still fans that want to follow is career.
> Anyway for all that long post, sorry, at least we figured out to get him to post a message.
>
> Zemi
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> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T
>________________________________
> From: "juliegalstar"
> Date: Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:00:39 -0000
> To: <JoshBernsteinAddict s@yahoogroups. com>
> Subject: [JoshBernsteinAddic ts] Re: Sneaky fan (s) -- pic. of Josh
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> Nancy, agree, re. Josh thinking we "fans snuck into his house". Now we might be guilty of some things, but what fan would even have the time to hack into a website, even if one knew how? Josh is "all wet" on this one.
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> http://snipurl. com/lowvv [s192_photobucket_ com]
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> (heeheheeheheehe) .
> don't know name of other person in pic.
> JulieGal
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> --- In JoshBernsteinAddict s@yahoogroups. com, Roberta Bell <robertabell41@ ...> wrote:
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> > Nancy,
> > You are more than welcome. It saddens me to think that Mr. Bernstein would think his fan (s) are so scandalous and so trifling to do such an injustice to him. He should know that all of his TRUE fans care, and would not ever invade his privacy like that. He made this one comment, he felt like "FOLKS SNUCK INTO HIS HOUSE", that was very deep. My comment on that is WOW.......I feel for him. However; most information comes from within and you got to know something about someone to say something. Whoever that person or person's who did this, thanks alot for screwing it up for the REAL fans out there, who really cared and was just excited to get some updated information on JOSH.
> >
> > I want to thank the person who provided the group with this information. They were looking out for the TRUE FANS, and only wanted to HELP NOT HINDER.
> >
> > RB
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> >
> >________________________________
> > From: NANCY FAULKNER <nancy_faulkner2003 @...>
> > To: JoshBernsteinAddict s@yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2009 9:55:30 AM
> > Subject: Re: [JoshBernsteinAddic ts] Re: A message from Josh!!!
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> > 7-2-09
> > Thursday
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> > Roberta-
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> > Amen!
> > Nancy
> > nancy_faulkner2003@ yahoo.com
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> >
> >_____________________ ___________
> > From: Roberta Bell <robertabell41@ yahoo.com>
> > To: JoshBernsteinAddict s@yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2009 11:51:43 AM
> > Subject: Re: [JoshBernsteinAddic ts] Re: A message from Josh!!!
> >
> >
> > Topic: SNEAKY FAN (s)
> >
> > First of all, I personally feel for Mr. Bernstein, however; there is an old saying, "YOU MUST BE A PART OF SOMETHING OR SOMEONE TO KNOW
> > SOMETHING ABOUT IT". Certain information usually comes from the inside,
> > go figure...... .....
> >
> > Wishing everyone a very happy and safe 4th of July.
> >
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> >
> > RB
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> >
> >________________________________
> > From: NANCY FAULKNER <nancy_faulkner2003 @ yahoo.com>
> > To: JoshBernsteinAddict s@yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2009 7:27:31 AM
> > Subject: Re: [JoshBernsteinAddic ts] Re: A message from Josh!!!
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> >
> > 7-2-09
> > Thursday
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> > Bonnie-
> >
> > I did, sign up! I love, being sneaky! Josh is going to have to stay on his toes, with his fans! Maybe, Josh is saving many items for his fan site. DAMN, we are good, aren't we! When Josh fans want to find something out, we try our hardest! Plus e-mail among ourselves too.
> >
> > Bonnie and all JB fans and Josh too, have a sparkling and a bang up July 4th!
> >
> > Nancy
> > nancy_faulkner2003@ yahoo.com
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> >
> >________________________________
> > From: Bonnie <jerseyjezebel@ gmail.com>
> > To: JoshBernsteinAddict s@yahoogroups. com
> > Sent: Thursday, July 2, 2009 8:42:39 AM
> > Subject: [JoshBernsteinAddic ts] Re: A message from Josh!!!
> >
> >
> > Uh-oh, busted! :P Good thing I didn't sign up for it. Wish he would have said something about the show's status, though!
> >
> > Bonnie
> >
> > --- In JoshBernsteinAddict s@yahoogroups. com, Rapa Nui <b745623@ > wrote:
> > >
> > > Message from Josh
> > > Â
> > > So, it seems that some sneaky fans figured out the address on my server where we've been building the JoshBernstein. com website. I have to say, I give you credit for being clever!
> > >
> > > However, I feel a bit like some folks snuck into my house before the party was to begin and caught us hanging the streamers, inflating the balloons, and opening the bottles.. As you probably noticed, the site is not yet complete. PATIENCE -- we should be done within a few more weeks, and I promise, you'll be the first to know, as we will do a "soft launch" to this group.
> > >
> > > In the interim, I've changed the site's address to hopefully prevent you from peeking again. When you next see it, everything should be working properly, and I hope you like what we've created.
> > >
> > > In exploration,
> > > josh
> > > He’s so HOT and playful! â€" Rapa
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