[I am cross posting this message to pen-l, lbo-talk and marxism because
pen-l has been incommunicado for a while. Please post any responses to
pen-l and do not clutter the other lists with this thread]
For more than a decade, pen-l has been growing in terms of the number of
participants and the quality of the postings. The list has given me
great gratification. I have met wonderful people. I have even had the
privilege to spend time with some of you because of our acquaintance on
pen-l. I understand that others have had similar opportunities.
Over the last few weeks, our system has been down on week ends because
of upgrading. This down time has made the list more sporadic. [The
good news is that our software has been upgraded and I think that we
will be able to fix our headers problem so that you will be able to
identify the source of our messages.]
In addition, two of our most valued participants, Lou Proyect and Doug
Henwood, have begun lists of their own. Both of these lists overlap
with the purpose of pen-l. As a result of the down time and the
popularity of the two new lists, a lot of energy on pen-l has
dissipated.
I want to know what direction we should take. On another list, Barkley
Rosser has said, and not without reason, if the new lists, kill pen-l,
so be it -- the logic of the marketplace of ideas. Off line, Jim Devine
told me that he thought that pen-l serves a different purpose, creating
a different type of space than the other lists.
I thought that I should pose the idea to you and to cross post this
message to the two other lists in order that we can decide what course
of action to take. If the collective wisdom turns out to be that we
should let pen-l expire, then in advance I want to take this opportunity
to thank each and every one of you for making pen-l the valuable
experience that it has been.
If some of you from the other lists want to try out pen-l, you are
welcome to do so. Just send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
sub pen-l YOUR NAME
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Michael Perelman
Economics Department
California State University
Chico, CA 95929
Tel. 916-898-5321
E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
