Hi Renee Nice to know I'm idiosyncratic (I assume I am the Simon you refer to).
I've been through the flame wars of old, that use to rage across 7-11, Nettime, Thing and other lists in the 90's. Sometimes all that heat generated some light but mostly it didn't. Some lists were destroyed by such spats as those who sought more serious engagement abandoned them. Like you I appreciate Netbehaviour because it retains some of the anarchy and idiosyncrasy that has been lost on many other lists. I have a fairly thick skin but am aware that not everyone has and there is the danger some people might choose to leave. That would be damaging to us all. As you say, this list exists to engage, not enrage. Netbehaviour is very tolerant but we are a consensual community and thus have a responsibility to one another. Best Simon On 18/05/2011 09:24, "Renee Turner" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > That's a wise tip Alan. Perhaps more than any other medium, email can > get under the skin because there's a lot of space for projection. I'm > guilty of it too, and like you when it happens, it's somehow good take > a break from the computer to relativise things. > > Also messages on a list go out to everyone, not just the person being > addressed, and that's important to keep in mind. To be honest, > somewhere along the line I could no longer keep up with the flame > passing back and forth recently; I simply lost what had merited that > much rage and personal insults. But all of this has made me reflect > on why I stay on this list while I've abandoned so many others, and > it's precisely because of people like the Karens, Ruth, Alan, Marc, > MANIK, Simon and the many other fantastically idiosyncratic people who > post their work and thoughts for others to engage in. I guess it's > this engagement, over enragement, that keeps me tuned in ;-) > > wishing everyone well on the list, > > Renee > On May 18, 2011, at 8:23 AM, Alan Sondheim wrote: > >> >> >> I'd like to suggest everyone cool off; surely we can be kinder to each >> other... When I've found myself wrapped up in anger and wanting to >> just >> reply once more etc. - when I've acted on this - I've made a mess of >> things. Now I try to wait a day or two, though often >> unsuccessfully :-( , >> to put things in perspective. There are far more troubling things in >> the >> world that need attention - >> >> - Alan >> >> >> == >> email archive http://sondheim.rupamsunyata.org/ >> webpage http://www.alansondheim.org >> music archive: http://www.espdisk.com/alansondheim/ >> current text http://www.alansondheim.org/ra.txt >> == >> _______________________________________________ >> NetBehaviour mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > Simon Biggs [email protected] http://www.littlepig.org.uk/ [email protected] http://www.elmcip.net/ http://www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ _______________________________________________ NetBehaviour mailing list [email protected] http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour
