Dear Ken,
Thank you again for your response. Unfortunately we do disagree on this issue
quite strongly. This is not a political issue about the understanding of
democracy but rather an issue related to the ethics and nature of interpersonal
communications and their impact. The issue is not about whether there is a
place for private communications which I already mentioned is of course to be
encouraged. Rather the issue is whether or not the convenor of the conference
should make private communications, directed to an individual participant
evaluating their contribution and attempting to censor their future
contributions ether on purpose or accidentally because of the weight of the
convenor's position or their syntax. Another way of dealing with this is to
periodically make communications to the conference making explicit to all what
is expected and what constitutes a breach of what is desired.
Kindest regards, Jan
Jan Coker
C3-10 Underdale Campus
University of South Australia
+61 8 8302 6919
"There is no way to peace, peace is the way"
Gandhi
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