Mike said...
<<as someone who rides the fence between saying something
poignant and saying something outrageously stupid, i can clearly say that if
i had to worry about which way i might fall, i would not so brazenly ride
that fence into parts unknown again>>
Mike,
Since e-mail is a forum in which subtleties such as sarcasm, anger, and
humor are not always obvious, perhaps it is best not to ride so "brazenly."
Sometimes we need boundaries to keep us from losing our cool, and for making
us think before we speak. For me, the fact that this is an archived list
which many of my peers read is enough to make me think twice about anything
that I say. The "censoring" is done myself. Perhaps for others, some small
boundary might be a good thing. I used to be on the choralist group, but
the amount of moderation there made me leave. There is a middle ground
somewhere that I believe we can find. I would not wish for you to leave,
for you make me think twice about my presuppositions, but I wish that we had
something in place to keep hateful e-mail out of this forum.
Sincerely,
David Grogan
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, Texas
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Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 6:02 AM
Subject: Re: [vocalist-temporary] RE: ADMIN: list moderation?
> isabelle,
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> first, let me say that i don't think,in your hands, the proposed
> 'moderation' would be anything other than what you say it would be. i
also
> don't think that any of the debate i had with lloyd would have been
censored
> in any way. the problem i see with censorship, is the 'flinch' factor.
>
> a lot of the things i wrote in the 'opera vs. pop' debate surprised
me
> as i was writing them. i had a lot of conflicting thoughts (and still
do)
> on the subject and being able to write freely, enabled me to see more
clearly
> just exactly what i thought on the subject. had the spectre of
censorship
> been over my head, i might have been distracted just enough by it not to
> write what i felt.
>
> there are people who will never have to worry about sticking their
foot
> in their mouths and there are some people who are just plain hostile who
know
> they will offend. as someone who rides the fence between saying
something
> poignant and saying something outrageously stupid, i can clearly say that
if
> i had to worry about which way i might fall, i would not so brazenly ride
> that fence into parts unknown again.
>
> imagine standing behind a batter's cage. even though we know we're
not
> going to get hit, we still flinch when a ball hits the fence.
>
> mike
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