No apologies necessary, but thanks for thinking over what I said.
As for robust debate, I feel that’s fine here and no one minds it. But for all of us the conversation’s more informative and fun if it doesn’t get bogged down in the inconsequential or descend to personal animosity or point-scoring.
I do believe that many people, and not only women, have found the often irate mode of discussion on this list off-putting which is a shame because many other postings seem to me thought-provoking and enlightening.
Regarding what Tim said about the misattribution of views and motives, I also very much feel that it hampers things considerably. It shuts down the space for explorative or tentative or speculative thinking. Which poetry should surely be encouraging.
Jamie
> On 12 Feb 2018, at 15:06, David Lace <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Jamie, thanks for your fuller reasoning on that matter. My apologies for saying “crap”.
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