--- Matthew Francis wrote:
"What I value about a
> list like this is its informality. I don't rewrite
> my postings over and over
> before sending them, as I would if they were
> articles published in a
> magazine - it's more like chatting with friends in
> the pub. When archives
> are generally available, there is always a doubt as
> to whether this
> informality may catch one out. ..."
Agreed. Had I to be judged (as a literary person -
involved as much in English literature matters as in
Italian ones) by the "grammatical" quality of some of
my most "casual" posts to Poetryetc, I would have by
now completely ruined my reputation.
For me, it is better that the archives will remain
private. Internet is not a black hole in which things
mysteriously disappear and are annihilated: everything
stays there for ever and ever.
Ideally , we should all be allowed to use a pseudo,
for this reason. Think about it...
Erminia
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