> I, for one, would defend Matanya's right to have his say on this forum. I > have known Ophee and Ness personally for many years and consider them both > generous and knowledgeable men. > > Some of you may not like Matanya's style. So what? Some (if not most) of us detest Matanya's substance. As to his style: it is a small collection of journalistic cliches rehashed ad nauseam.
> This is supposedly an open > forum for the free exchange of ideas, not a referred journal. Arthur is > perfectly capable of defending himself. Actually the only person capable of defending oneself here is yours truly, not being a gentleman. Some (to paraphrase The Wind in the Willows) might even enjoy seeing a gentleman in difficulties. > If you look behind the bluster, Matanya has a great deal of valuable > information to share Really? Just how valuable FOR US is what Giuliani had for lunch 5/11/1821? (although I dare say he would be better served if he toned down > bragging about his own accomplishments and pointing out the foibles of his > peers). > > Matanya's field of expertise is 19th-century guitar music. Whether this is > the proper forum for discussing such matters, I will leave for others to judge. > Peter Danner It is not a matter of judgement, and this relativism is not appropriate here. RT ___________________________________________________________ $0 Web Hosting with up to 200MB web space, 1000 MB Transfer 10 Personalized POP and Web E-mail Accounts, and much more. Signup at www.doteasy.com To get on or off this list see list information at http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
