From: joedees@bellsouth.net
Date: Sat Sep 14 2002 - 20:01:55 MDT
On 14 Sep 2002 at 17:50, Eva-Lise Carlstrom wrote:
> Joe:
>
> I have a different impression of what has been
> happening to thoughtful dialogue on the list lately.
> What I have seen is that you have posted such a high
> volume of material that it is impossible, for me at
> least, to focus and analyze. I don't know the point
> you're trying to make, or the question you're trying
> to address, if all I see is that my mailbox is swamped
> with repostings of others' writings. In addition,
> most of these posts are unformatted, making them
> unusually laboriously to read even on an individual
> basis. This pattern prompts me to just delete most of
> them, despite the fact that some I read were
> interesting.
>
> I would really appreciate it, and I think you might
> see results you would like better, if you would:
>
> 1.) lower the volume of postings way, way, down, like
> maybe to one or two a day, on the most important
> topics you want to pursue,
> 2.) make your point or question clear at the beginning
> of messages, with following material providing
> support,
> 3.) Provide any others' writing in URL form rather
> than as unformatted text,
> 4.) Leave blank lines between quotes and your replies.
> It is a small thing, and vastly improves readability.
>
> I hope you will seriously consider these suggestions,
> as I think they would improve everyone's experience of
> the discussion on the list, including your own. I,
> for one, would be much more willing and able to engage
> in thoughtful discussion if the information presented
> were more focused.
>
I address the posts addressed to me or to the issue with which i am
dealing. I have, however, began (with rare exceptions) posting URL's
instead of the articles themselves.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Eva
> (suffering from a horrible ear infection)
>
>
> --- joedees@bellsouth.net wrote:
> > I have tried to guide this list back to its
> > original purpose, first by
> > asking for cooperation in an analysis of the radical
> > Islamic meme, then,
> > eschewing politics, by asking for participation in
> > an analysis of the
> > Chaos Magick memeset, which seemed to me to
> > inculcate elements of
> > Richard Brodie's Level 3 metaposition postulating
> > belief itsef as a tool
> > to be wisely wielded. These list plaints have
> > fallen on deaf ears; either
> > they were actively disparaged, or they died on the
> > vine.
>
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