OK, so the opposition to UCD and the BID I get, Al. Your motives are ulterior, but understandable. But why all of the fear and derision of the new list? The market dictates demand, right?
- Mike V. On 7/30/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The [EMAIL PROTECTED] sneering committee met at the Red Light > District outdoor cafe last night. of course, I wasn't invited, but the I had > somebody up in a tree posing as a woodpecker and taking notes. > > The real reason for starting a new list, all devotees of deliberative > democracy will be happy to hear, is not to exclude Glenn, eliminate people > who Phil Forrest claims "spew filth," or engage in what Brian Siano judges > to be "mean-spirited rants." It's what the technocrats would call "enhancing > the signal-to-noise ratio" by cutting down on repetition and on topics > particular individuals don't care about (like UCD or the NID, whether Penn > is a 750- or 900-lb gorilla, or at which Green Line the gang will assemble > before walking over to the University City Chamber Ensemble and String Band > Concert at the First Crustacean Church). This will leave the bandwidth (and > participants email in-boxes) free for topics in which they're really > interested. > > So, to carry this idea even further, while avoiding some of the nasty and > wholly-fabricated accusations of elitism, discrimination, social injustice, > know-nothingism, etc that have been circulating, the new > sweetbarkingcheese.com list has been subdivided so people can join just > those segments in which they're interested. There will be a comment period > during which people (except, of course, for Glenn, who's been banned by > Kyle) can make suggestions before the actual menu of lists is launched. > Proposals so far -- and they're meant to be self-explanatory -- are: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Always at your service & ready for a dialog, > Al Krigman > > > ________________________________ > Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL.com. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>.
