In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, girlsown- [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes >No, its the last resort, Diane. For use very sparingly, and only when >admin requests have been not taken seriously.
I know how aggravating that must be, Helen, and of course I trust you. But although I don't want to be the Nita Tomlinson of GO or act as if I'm in That Term At St Faith's, but I really dislike this whole idea, and still feel at liberty to say so. A Miltonist at heart (I discover this to my own surprise) I cannot praise a fugitive and cloistered virtue, I fear. It seems to be that the recent debate on the US elections, though vitriolic, was highly instructive. I for one made an effort to take it to email, and have yet to hear from the person I contacted. Presumably she was only interested in public debate. Those not interested have only to click 'delete' and the offensive emails vanish. I would also argue strenuously for the permeability of the 'topic' we discuss. At bottom, it's books, and talking about books can lead almost anywhere - to cooking or religion or showjumping or very personal histories - and all those thigns can eb relevant to books and illuminating about them. I fear - and it may be irrational - that this admin rule may lead to self-censorship; people may so dislike the spank that they don't dare bring up politics or history or religion. And I for one love the way we can discuss hairwashing one week and Bush the next, with an in-depth reading of Trease's politics sandwiched between. I think all I'm really saying is that I love GO as it is. And I don't want it to change. There. I've said my say. And that's what it's all about. -- Diane Purkiss -- ________________________________________ Girlsown mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] For self-administration and access to archives see http://home.it.net.au/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/girlsown For FAQs see http://www.club-web.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/girlsown/faq-0.htm
