> I probably should have been more specific, Cyclone -- I was referring > to your apparently favorable comment -- "some interesting points" -- > but it's really the comments you quoted from the other email I was > disagreeing with.
Nah, for me "some interesting points" usually means that I hadn't thought of it that way, and don't necessarily agree but it's something I'll think about. It's not favourable or unfavourable. ;) I actually think mailing lists are very influential. Mailing lists and web sites actually mean that many more people have an outlet to express views and post 'reviews'. Almost anyone can be a 'critic' or anyone can be a 'reviewer' and it gives people networks. I have thought that there is an elitism in some techno ranks (not necessarily 313) but I find that out on the streets and in the clubs as much as here and among a select group at that. Actually there are times when this list constitutes my social life - long hours on the computer, ya know - so I am a big defender.
