Quoting Robert Hole, Jr ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > I look forward to reading the recommendation list you set up - it > should be fascinating.
I've contributed to Cheryl's list, and been quite grateful for her providing her site. I've also published SF book reviews, and participated in creating some of Usenet's SF literary newsgroups. > You are going to do it aren't you? I look forward to either finding _or_ building the right sort of collaborative substitute for Cheryl's site, yes. > That's what this message says - because you'd "rather use the open > Internet" (which, I point out is hardly open by your standards - or > are you stealing access somehow rather than entering into a business > relationship with some sort of provider?). I think you must be rather confused, Bob. Did _you_ need to enter into a business relationship with Cheryl before being allowed to post to Emerald City? If so, I think you missed a few memos. > You've complained enough about how this one is exclusionary that I > assume you're going to go do your own version so you can claim it's > open and "free". So, if I decry the out-of-control national debt, does that mean I'm obliged to cut a personal cheque to cover it? As it turns out, I _do_ offer very extensive Internet facilities to the public including wikis, mailing lists, NNTP newsgroups, and project management facilities -- on my personal servers, that I built, administer, fund, house, and maintain. Despite the transparent illogic and rhetorical cheapness of suggesting that I'm obliged to fill the gap personally, I might indeed try to create something to take the place of Emerald City's annual collaborative list prospectively -- or, see if I can find one already set up elsewhere. > Otherwise, you're apparently just blowing non-semantically relevant > smoke to be a pain in the ass. I'm sorry you cannot distinguish between AOL-style service ghettos and Cheryl's Web site, but your cognitive problem is otherwise just not on my agenda. _______________________________________________ basfa mailing list [email protected] http://vesta.wallis.com/mailman/listinfo/basfa
