Whether you do or do not receive copies of your own postings depends on the setting you chose when you signed onto the American Scientist Open Access Forum. I have checked Leslie's, Sally's and Jean-Claude's settings. I note that both Leslie's and Sally's were set to "No acknowledgements [NOACK NOREPRO]" -- the listserv's default option. I have now changed them both to "Receive copy of own postings [NOACK REPRO]". Jean-Claude's setting was already "Receive copy of own postings [NOACK REPRO]".
If you are not receiving copies of your own postings, you can modify your settings at http://listserver.sigmaxi.org/sc/wa.exe?SUBED1=american-scientist-open-access-forum&A=1 Stevan Harnad Moderator ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:29:09 -0400 (EDT) Subject: RE: Jean-Claude =?iso-8859-1?Q?Gu=E9don_is_wrong=2C_and_so_is_Zinath_Rehana?= From: "Leslie Chan" <[email protected]> To: "American Scientist Open Access Forum" <[email protected]> This has been a source of confusion for me in the past. It appears that the listserv software is setup in such a way that the senders do not receive a copy of his or her own postings. Is this the case, Stevan, and can this be changed to avoid future confusion? Leslie > Apologies - I have no idea why my own original posting on the matter di= d > not > appear on my own computer > > Sally > > > Sally Morris > Consultant, Morris Associates (Publishing Consultancy) > South House, The Street > Clapham, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 3UU, UK > Tel: +44(0)1903 871286 > Fax: +44(0)8701 202806 > Email: [email protected] > -----Original Message----- > From: American Scientist Open Access Forum > [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Stevan Harnad > Sent: 06 October 2008 15:08 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Jean-Claude Gu=E9don is wrong, and so is Zinath Rehana > > On 10/6/08, Sally Morris (Morris Associates) > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> List readers will have seen the positive comments on Stevan's moderati= on > of >> the list >> >> I am worried, however, about whether negative comments are being >> censored. >> Mine was > > May I suggest that before resorting to accusations of censorship, as > Jean-Claude Guedon did, you consult the American Scientist Open Access > Forum's archive > http://amsci-forum.amsci.org/archives/American-Scientist-Open-Access-Fo= rum.h > tml > where you will see, as Jean-Claude did, that all your postings have > appeared. Nothing has been rejected except another inappropriate > posting by Zinath Rehana. > > Please distinguish the fact that I am often critical of your postings > in my postings (as you often are of mine) from the question of whether > or not they appear. They all appear, and when I do a critique, just as > when you do a critique, I am merely a poster to the Forum, like anyone > else. > > I will not, however, approve further postings accusing me of > censorship from posters who have simply not bothered to check (or have > not noticed) that their postings have appeared. This entire > "censorship" thread has already cost the Forum a number of long-term > members who have quit the list because they do not have the time for > these off-topic exchanges. If you wish to inquire about a posting, > send me an email. The Forum's bandwidth is not intended for this sort > of thing. > > Stevan Harnad > >> Sally Morris >> Consultant, Morris Associates (Publishing Consultancy) >> South House, The Street >> Clapham, Worthing, West Sussex BN13 3UU, UK >> Tel: +44(0)1903 871286 >> Fax: +44(0)8701 202806 >> >> Email: [email protected] >> >> _____ >> >> From: American Scientist Open Access Forum >> [mailto:[email protected]] O= n >> Behalf Of Subbiah Arunachalam >> Sent: 06 October 2008 04:47 >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Jean-Claude Gu=E9don is wrong, and so is Zinath Rehana >> >> >> >> I would say the same thing as Alma Swan and Barbara Kirsop, but being = a >> native speakers of English, they have said it far more effectively tha= n >> I >> could. >> >> Stevan, you are doing a great job. Do not get distracted from your pat= h >> because of a few detractors. Your postings are very educative and we i= n > the >> developing world are greatly indebted to you for your tireless efforts >> to >> democratise knowledge and open up the flow of information. >> >> Arun >> [Subbiah Arunachalam] >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ---- >> From: Ept <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Friday, 3 October, 2008 18:17:30 >> Subject: Re: Jean-Claude Gu=E9don is wrong, and so is Zinath Rehana >> >> Surely all readers of this List will be grateful to the moderator for >> sparing us this objectionable posting and I subscribe absolutely to th= e >> sentiments so well expressed by Alma Swan. The role of a Moderator is = no >> easy path to follow and surely leads to turbulence within this highly > vocal >> and dedicated community, each with their different backgrounds and own >> professional agendas. But as a person working in 'development', I for >> one >> am grateful to Stevan for his frequent reiteration of the basic points= , >> as > I >> am sure are newcomers to the List. As a prime mover in the evolutionar= y >> process towards free access to essential research, his tireless effort= s > are >> well appreciated by the information-starved world. >> >> Barbara Kirsop >> >> Electronic Publishing Trust for Development >> >> >> >> >
