The fact that DMS was asked to leave, or left, other lists is not relevant. The only thing that is relevant is his behavior on this list. The only thing I noticed was that he was clear and interesting and argued in a civil way.
Joanna
Louis Proyect wrote:
Eugene Coyle wrote:
I'm very disappointed with DMS leaving PEBN_L. His tone was sharp but he brought fresh ideas and perspective. I see this as a loss for the list. There are other frequent posters who are more rude to those they disagree with.
This is now the 3rd list that DMS has departed from. The first was LBO-Talk from which he was ejected. He left Marxmail at least 3 times, all voluntarily because he was pissed off over one thing or another. The final time because of a perceived Malthusianism. I don't think that it is simply a question of tone. It seems to me that the larger problem is that he was always in a combative mode looking for somebody to lock horns with. As contentious as I am, I generally don't look for fights on Pen-L but am content to post lengthier movie reviews, items from the NY Times that are relevant to the list's mandate, caustic responses to people who are not on PEN-L like Sean Wilentz, etc. Of course, there was a time when people were ready to remove me because I was rude to public figures not on PEN-L. Thank goodness we've moved beyond that.
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