dear don and secretfluxus i am not sure as to just where i was being harsh. i think allen has done a wonderful job of explaining fluxlist, a point i was trying to make too. i way on occasion be a cantankerous old bugger but i never intend to be nasty.
if my tone seemed a little harsh, it was not intended, however i stand by my right to invite secretfluxus to offer more than statements of the obvious and criticism. i am genuinely interested in what secretfluxus are doing, perhaps the phrasing of my questions was not ideal - this is to do with a whole range of issues, including great problems in concentration (a mild form of tourettes) and other stress related problems i see no real need to explain myself but i am doing so in oredr to hopefully not further upset people! as i said i am interested in what secretfluxus are doing, i do want to know more, but in all honesty, i am not interested in being told what books to read, i know them and in some cases i know the authors very well. this of course in only my personal opinion and should not have any effect on what secretfluxus post to the list at all. i knowe that perhaps i have not expressed myself so clearly, i actually long for discussion fluxus on the list, but i always fear the eventual disintegration of said discussion into opinion clashes, ownership claims and general catfights. i hope this has made things a little clearer, although i doubt it....;-) alan