At 12:19 PM -0500 15/8/02, KENT JOHNSON wrote:
>Us
>overly protocoled poets of these overly protocoled times should
>take a lesson from those now rotted Romans and tickle each other
>more often. Without warning and hard. With a stylus. In the armpit
>and in the groin. Poetry comes in different ways, and that's just
>another way that poetry can come.
Being poked in the groin with a pen isn't my idea of tickling... but
I see your point. And yes, Kent, you are perfectly welcome to do
that - but not on poetryetc, which we would like to be a hospitable
climate for all sorts of poetries and discussions, not just those
which refuse to wither in satirical flames. As is amply borne out by
any number of incidents, abusive posts tend to create an atmosphere
of aggression which many quieter members find intimidating and which
can escalate and destroy a list. Perhaps you think it a little dull:
but there are 300 list members here, and we would like to cater for
as many of them as possible.
Best
Alison
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