No, that might have been awkward.
On the other hand, if he was alive just now, presumably we would be thinking
within the same cultural framework as he was. Tempora mutantur.
joanna
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Duemer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 07, 2007 3:43 PM
Subject: Re: Poetryetc Policies: Final Draft for comment
> Fortunately, Will Shakespeare is not a member of the Poetryetc email
> discussion list.
>
> jd
>
> On 3/7/07, Halvard Johnson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> Re #1: Some would say that the English language
>> per se is racist, gender-biased, and homophobic.
>>
>> I doubt that Will Shakespeare's work would survive Rule 1.
>>
>> Hal
>>
>> "A paranoid is someone who knows a little
>> of what's going on."
>> --William S. Burroughs
>>
>> Halvard Johnson
>> ================
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>> On Mar 7, 2007, at 9:19 AM, Joseph Duemer wrote:
>>
>> > With help from John Corelis & in response to messages from many list
>> > members, Anny & I have come up with this draft of our list policy
>> > document. We'd like to put this on the site officially this week, so
>> > we're looking for one more round of comments. (We will assume that
>> > silence amounts to consent.) The most contentious point in the earlier
>> > draft turned out to be what is now No. 3, the rule dealing with
>> > subject matter. Both list managers feel the need for such a rule,
>> > though we have written it so as to allow for digressions & lots of the
>> > etcetera in Poetryetc. We will also take a generous view in
>> > considering what constitutes "related discourses" because, as several
>> > members pointed out, everything is grist for the poet's mill.
>> >
>> >
>> > Poetryetc List Policies
>> >
>> > Poetryetc is a forum for the discussion of poetry, poetics, and
>> > related matters. The list is unmoderated and depends on the good will
>> > of members to maintain a useful and productive environment for
>> > conversation. Poetryetc has few rules, but list managers take them
>> > seriously. Repeated violations of list policies as outlined below will
>> > lead to removal from the list.
>> >
>> > 1. No racist, gender-biased, or homophobic language.
>> >
>> > 2. Poetryetc. does not allow anonymous or pseudonymous subscriptions.
>> >
>> > 3. Posts should primarily concern poetry, poetics, and related
>> > discourses. Ultimately, the subjects discussed on the list are up to
>> > the membership.
>> >
>> > 4. No personal attacks against other members of the list will be
>> > allowed. Criticism of anyone, whether a member of the list or not,
>> > should be directed at the person's ideas or work, not at the person.
>> >
>> > 5. Posts that, in the opinion of the list managers, contain libel or
>> > slander will be deleted.
>> >
>> > 6. Posts to the list become part of the publicly available
>> > Poetryetc archives.
>> >
>> > 7. Posts remain the property of their authors. Do not repost or
>> > republish posts to the list without the permission of the author
>> > beyond the standard rights accorded by "fair use" of published
>> > materials. If you do use material from the list elsewhere with the
>> > author's permission, please note that the material appeared originally
>> > on Poetryetc.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Joseph Duemer
>> > Anny Ballardini
>> > (List Managers)
>>
>
>
> --
> Joseph Duemer
> Professor of Humanities
> Clarkson University
> [sharpsand.net]
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