Hugh Tolhurst wrote
> To be fair, it could easily be someone else with experience of
> poetryetc, pretending to be Erminia pretending to be College
> students. Either way, a very tasteless bit of hoaxing.
>
> ---- Original Message -----
> From: David Kennedy <[log in to unmask]>
>
> > "Susanne, Sonia & Erminia"
> >
> > They bring to mind the old Zen koan: what is the sound of several hundred
> > list members yawning?
The syntax, not to mention the narcissism, convince me they are the work of the
same person. And while I am not "devestated" by their presence on the list, it
does change the quality of the discussions, since the posts from these
characters generally are not meant to advance the conversation, but to disrupt
it, to preen, strut & show off. And as Roddy points out, "Susanne" was a
particularly dirty trick & may have the effect of making people on the list
more guarded, suspicious & defensive.
jd
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