> "I do not want to get into the particulars of the range of complaints over the years, but I will note that a number of members of the executive committee and

> "I do not want to get into the particulars of the range of complaints over the years, but I will note that a number of members of the executive committee and others have voiced concerns publicly on the listserv in an attempt to make you aware of how readers of the list might view some of the posts," Vague accusations are so much easier to make and defend than specific ones.