Jesse Glass wrote: >So Sol, you are doing POSITIVE FRIENDSHIP ART! Is that right?< NO! >I know you were one of the list owners for awhile, and it sounds like you're a great fellow, I see absolutely nothing of what you said in your last postings in the definitions section of the FAQ for this group.< The FAQ is out of date. A more up to date description exists at http://www.fluxus.org/FLUXLIST/listowners.html However you get a copy of the most up-to-date version e-mailed to you when you join the list, if you've deleted this e-mail you can get a new copy by sending a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with info fluxlist as the only text in the body of the message. As for being a listowner, I really enjoyed it and only stepped down in order to avoid the amount of hassle I seemed to be getting...but to be honest it hasn't made much difference...the only reason I don't leave altogether is I've no intention of giving in to people who spend all their time complaining but never do anything. What I find most interesting about this residual whinging is that the Mail Art network possesses much less of it than similar web-based networks. Sure a few people complain about Mail Art every once in a while but by and large most people are overwhelmingly positive about it. This list is quite similar to the mail art network..indeed many of us participate in both yet the spirit of mutual encouragement, friendship and open exchange are not as strong on Fluxlist as they are through the mail. I can only conclude that this is because to make and send art through the mail takes quite a bit of time and effort and to send a critical e-mail does not. In e-mail we have a process of instant fast communication which means that when exchanges are positive a vast amount can be achieved but negative exchanges just lead to all round bad feeling and a loss of the desire to participate. Anyway, Jesse you can complain all you want but until you actually do something positive or initiate some creative process or project don't be surprised if I simply interpret your e-mails as unconstructive criticism. cheers, Sol.
