Moaning has broken...

[David Morris]

Bravo!

>From: CyrusGeo at netscape.net
>To: pynchon-l at waste.org
>Subject: Re: Moaning has broken...
>Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2001 19:28:55 -0400
>
>I'd like to share some thoughts with you.
>
>1. The tendency to dominate is quite natural, and appears in every human 
>community; and this list is a human community (not a troll community, I'd 
>like to think).
>2. I don't like to dominate, but I don't condemn others who have this 
>tendency. I don't mind standing on the background; I come forward when I 
>choose to, and I don't feel "intellectually intimidated".
>3. Name-calling never helped anyone promote his ideas/opinions. In fact, it 
>weakens the arguments of the name-caller.
>4. Moreover, name-calling hinders all conversation and exchange of ideas; 
>therefore, it is undemocratic (not to mention impolite) and unproductive.
>5. What's wrong with anonymity? This is the internet, remember? What 
>difference does it make (on-list, at least) who I really am and what my 
>real name is? What's next, submitting a complete and extensive CV before 
>being accepted on the list? Doesn't what I (or anyone) have to say suffice?
>6. Whatever happened to tolerance?
>7. Perhaps we should all listen carefully (in our case, read twice) before 
>replying to any particular post, to avoid generating a series of arguments 
>based on misreadings of each other's writings.
>8. If someone wants a p-list that's more fun, he/she should try to make it 
>more fun himself. Just complaining is unfruitful.
>
>Thank you for listening.
>
>Cyrus
>
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