Greg, I am afraid I fine it ironic at the very least, for you to call for a more civil discourse. Your tone has been so denigrating and disrespectful of others for so long that I too have been ignoring your posts pretty regularly. That is easy enough. But when I read that a caller as well established as Martha Wild has not posted for a long time because of the treatment she received from you on this list, I am much more worried. Far from encouraging an open exchange this is evidence that you have stifled it. As I remember it, folks posting here have tried to point this out to you several times in the past. Moderators, I propose that Greg not be allowed to post here for perhaps a month. I do not take such a step lightly and rather than suppressing free speech, this would encourge it. Rickey Holt
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Greg McKenzie Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2014 3:28 PM To: Caller's discussion list Subject: Re: [Callers] A Call For Civility Lindsay wrote: > Well, you might want to walk this one back, then: > > >> "The dancers in your video look like a competent group of regulars > >> who > are > >> able to adapt to poorly-structured calls quickly and graciously. > >> I'm > sure > >> they have a lot of practice at it. I find it very productive to be > >> more diligent in my own calling." > Alright. I only watched part of the first video. I didn't really note who the caller was. And I certainly didn't mention any caller. (The names of the callers were inserted into my post by a subsequent poster. I never mentioned them.) I was trying to make the point that this was a group of regular contra dancers, with few, if any, first-timers in the crowd. Since there are no callers I know of who use structured calls regularly it is a sure bet that these folks have had lots of experience interpreting unstructured calls. I seldom call for such experienced groups. Consequently I use structured calls more than most callers do to maintain the confidence of newcomers. I should have been more clear in my post, and I should have anticipated that some folks might take it personally. I'm sorry about that. As a policy I try to avoid taking anything posted here personally unless it has my name on it. - Greg McKenzie West Coast, USA _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list [email protected] http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers
