Fw: Group Read: BLEEDING EDGE: The Cutting Edge

John Bailey sundayjb at gmail.com
Sun Sep 15 07:55:57 CDT 2013


How about...

But I Endured Bleeding Edge Reviews!

And whatever the acronym of that would be.


On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 10:47 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> In accord with past group reads, a acronym heading for all posts for future
> searches in WASTE should be adopted.  For example:
>
> GRGR: Gravity's Rainbow Group Read
>
> Or
>
> BEBBE:  Bloody Everything But Bleeding Edge.
>
> David Morris
>
> On Saturday, September 14, 2013, David Morris wrote:
>>
>> One of the historically best features of the P-list has been its anarchy.
>> No moderators. No rules? Mob rule? At least no guns.  But lots of flames,
>> mostly in past days.
>>
>> I have to admit that I succeeded in being ejected from the P-list once,
>> for causing crankiness in our online host.  My exile lasted about an hour.
>> Go Ask Alice about anonymity's fun.
>>
>> I reject the role of leader in this new group read.  What I have tried to
>> offer is my experience in group reads (GRs) here from many years back.  Not
>> rushing it is my advice.  What is the hurry.  But the SPOILER alert allows
>> for exuberance unbearable.  And P-list terrorist are really just puppies
>> needing love.
>>
>> In the words of a better voice,
>> Love,
>> David Morris
>>
>> On Saturday, September 14, 2013, Mark Kohut wrote:
>>>
>>> The people have spoken. Morris is a natural leader.
>>> Another vote then: for short host bursts---I just thought of it this way
>>> after seeing how many short chapters there were--
>>> and did think it might be easier for the real lives we also lead.
>>>
>>> BUT, Morris suggests hostings of @a week at time---5--6 chapters, maybe?
>>>
>>> Polls are open again.



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