List Elite

[Henry M]

Is it elitist not to advertise your open house party, not to leave 
the front door wide open? I think I found the list by searching for 
pynchon, finding the page, reading the instructions and subscribing. 

Is it elitist to de facto filter out some !@#$% who's cruisin for a 
hot cyber date by jamming his finger on the down-arrow key to move 
from one alt group to the next? 

Hey guys! Yeah, far out. Yeah, the teacher made us read that 
Crying a Lot book both times I took English 101. 
Yeah, well, it was real cool, if I remember right. 
Well, gotta go now, my mom, I mean my girlfriend's tellin' me she 
needs to use the phone. These computers sure are fun...

DCNY? I don't get it...

> Date:          Tue, 19 Nov 1996 15:47:00 -0600 (CST)
> From:          MOSELEEA at ctrvax.Vanderbilt.Edu
> Subject:       alt.book.pychon
> To:            pynchon-l at waste.org

> As a lurker, I feel like I may not have a right to inflict the list with this
> but. . . . While I have no strong opinion on the creation of alt.books.pynchon
> I'm disturbed by some of the elitist strains running through the debate--as
> if opening up the discussion to the masses will ultimately destroy it.  Most of
> the discussion on the list is interesting and sophisticated, and I would hate
> to see it undermined.  Most of the Pynchon-ites I know are protective of 
> all things Pynchon, which is part of the fun, but I'd hate to see this list
> become myopic.  
> Having vented, thanks to all of you who do post on the list--as a drowning
> second year law student I can't contribute much to the list although it's
> helped me keep my sanity.  Ever since my dad gave me a copy of Crying in 
> 8th grade, through my senior year at Pomona in Prof. Stonehill's Pychon
> class, TRP's been a part of my world, and I'm glad this list is around to 
> pull my nose out of corporations reading.
> Emily
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