Thanks for doing Marxmail and for telling a little of us history. Dan On Fri, Oct 2, 2020, 1:03 PM Jerry Monaco <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think that is a very good statement of purpose. > > I liked LBO while it lasted. Doug didn't moderate as strictly as you and I > think it caused a bit of slipping. > > Here, though, I wish that there was more back and forth. It helps me to > think through things if I participate in a bit of throwing about of brains. > > Not that it matters much but I will give you a "Yes" for your moderation! > It is not an easy thing to do. > > Then there were some lists, that were highly exclusive. I once tried to > join the FOM list (Foundations of Mathematics) but I was blackballed > because I admitted I was not an academic. I simply study a lot of math and > was interested in the subject. Comparatively, you are both inclusive and > exclusive at the same time. > > > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2020 at 11:37 AM Louis Proyect <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 10/2/20 11:27 AM, Jerry Monaco wrote: >> >> Question: Are you sure Quinn is a troll and not a victim of trolls? >> Because I have come across quite a few leftists indulging in conspiracy >> theories and falling for the weirdest kinds of stuff. >> >> Who knows? However, this is not Leftmail. It is Marxmail. I created it in >> 1998 as a forum for experienced and committed Marxists. That is why it has >> never had more than 1400 subscribers. Doug Henwood terminated LBO-Talk, >> which started the same day as Marxmail in 1998 (May Day) because it had >> been superseded by FB and Twitter. From what I've seen of social media, it >> is no substitute for a mailing list. I have 3,500 "friends". I doubt that >> more than 500 are the kind of people who can keep up with the discussion >> taking place here. I don't see this as serving the same needs as social >> media. The goal was to create a space where people can discuss Lenin's >> legacy, the revolutionary potential of the working-class, the nature of >> imperialism today, etc. I've been moderating Marxmail for 22 years and have >> a pretty good idea of who belongs here or not. >> >> > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#2171): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/2171 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/77261015/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
