Dear David,
I am sorry you have chosen to respond in this way.
You have had several warnings now in respect of this.
If there is any recurrence you will leave me with no choices.
Randolph
----- Original Message -----
From: "david.bircumshaw" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: [POETRYETC] To David Bircumshaw
> Phew, Randolph!
>
> Point 1 - this is something that should have gone back-channel. Point 2 -
I
> have assured Alison that I will write to her only if she directly
addresses
> me, which was has happened both front and back-channel, nothing has been
> initiated by me, the back-channel messages in particular have been gentle
in
> tone and only in response to some rather unwelcome messages from her, I'm
> sorry to say that, but it's the truth, the recent post that has seemed to
> have caused a problem was a good-humoured piece about exclamation marks,
it
> was couched in jokes as is obvious to see. Point 3 - there does seem to be
a
> problem about tonality on this list, I've talked about this several times,
> both in terms of e-mail texture and linguistic worlds, a sense of humour
> seems to be an endangered species here. Point 4 - I am saddened that
denial
> of common humanity is being touted as a modus vivendi, the
quasi-legalistic
> and morally censorious language that is becoming the apex of the list's
> status systems is depressing in the extreme. Point 5 - I have posted poem
> after poem and have consistently sought to talk about poetics. Point 6 - a
> separation of public and private speech is the rhetorical basis for the
ills
> that happen in this world.
>
> Best
>
>
> Dave
>
>
> David Bircumshaw
>
> Leicester, England
>
> Home Page
>
> A Chide's Alphabet
>
> Painting Without Numbers
>
> http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.bircumshaw/index.htm
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "wildhoney" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Sunday, April 20, 2003 9:15 AM
> Subject: To David Bircumshaw
>
>
> Dear David,
>
> Given the serious complaints Alison has made against you, I
> previously asked that you do not respond or refer to her in your
> posts to PoetryEtc in an uninvited, personal fashion. I am saddened
> that you have decided not to co-operate in this, despite the fact
> that Alison's discomfort at this practice is so great that she has
> already had to take a break from the list. Not only this, but I
> understand that you are sending her unwelcome back-channel messages.
>
> I feel I must make it a condition of your continued membership there
> are no more such instances. It's up to you.
>
> Randolph
>
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