>No, Michael, we do not have a formal rule. Instead we count on the courtesy >and good sense of the participants. To deny someone access to pen-l >would no more be an infraction of freedom than to ask people not to join >in on a personal telephone call. >This is a progressive economists list. While we differ, the list is >intended >to be for people who want to rectify the deficiencies of our society by >moving >beyond a market society. >Progressives do not have much space allocated to us in this society. Thus, >intrusions >can be unwelcome. In addition, our time is limited. Finally, some of us >pay by the >message. >I can and do learn, at times from conservatives, but at my own convienece. >I hope that you understand. >I think that I speak for the majority of the list in this respect. If not, >I am sure to hear >about it. There has been a rising volume of both left sectarianism and redbaiting on this list. I commend Michael Perelman for the exemplary way he has dealt with these problems and oppose a efforts to limit his discretion. Edwin Dickens
