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On 01.05.2011 23:09, Mark Lause wrote:
I am not entirely pleased with how the list is moderated, but I can't figure out how it could be done better...and neither has anyone else. Certainly, I would be far more shocked if we had a list of 1300 Marxists successfully moderated by a committee of 130. On what basis would Louis "entrust moderation" to such a body? Would it be appointed? Annointed in Westminster? How would that be any better? And, we could have an election, of course, but there's no basis for making any but the most superficial choices among the 1300 possible members of this committee? We could post pictures and vote based on haircuts, I suppose.... Perhaps we could make sure that we have constituencies represented...the 70 members of the Jura Federation...the 200 ex-Maoists...450 former Trotskyists... the 150 representatives of the interested intelligence organizations of the various nations and institutions... 1. SPELL OUT A SANE SOLUTION and, 2. if it's not implemented here, START A LIST BASED ON THAT SOLUTION.... But, for the sake of honesty, people should stop pretending that this is more than an email list. Nothing here prevents anyone on the list from saying or writing anything they please.
Seconded! Couldn't have said it better myself. Einde O'Callaghan ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@greenhouse.economics.utah.edu Set your options at: http://greenhouse.economics.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
