Don't call us lurkers!

[Joanne Manees]

	Thanks, Toby.  This was an excellent post.  Maybe everybody will calm
down soon and we can talk about Slow Learner.

Toby G Levy wrote:
> 
> Terrance wrote:
> "It's obvious that the list is only a handful of people. Murthy confirmed
> that this is  the case just the other day. Even if there were all these
> lurkers it is only the active participants who determine what is
> discussed and how.  So saying that there are all these off-list people
> is not saying anything."
> 
> While there are a number of anal lists out there that require
> participation to receive them, this is not one of them.  Although I have
> subscribed to the Pynchon list for years longer than Terrance (and have
> enjoyed most of the time sifting through the garbage to get to the good
> stuff about the author I consider to be the greatest living author BY
> FAR) I feel no guilt for not posting ten messages a day.
> 
> If I had the power to choose between allowing on the list only off-topic
> political rants or off-topic whining about other members, I'd choose the
> politics.
> 
> There are lots of people who don't post messages.  These people actually
> read much of the stuff you write Terrance!  Please don't disrespect them
> by calling them by the negative term of "lurkers."
> 
> Toby
> 
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