David, I'd like to thank you publicly for the way you keep on with the list. I for one appreciate it very much - especially as you must sometimes feel you are caught in some unpleasant cross-fire.
As an old, white, straight male from the same country as yourself, I am not going to offer to share the burden with you. It would be great if a different demographic were represented in the list-ownership alongside you.
Thank you.
Stephen
Stephen Boyd Davis
Professor of Design Research
School of Design
Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore, London
SW7 2EU
www.rca.ac.uk
On 04/03/2019, 17:11, "PhD-Design - This list is for discussion of PhD studies and related research in on behalf of DAVID DURLING" <[log in to unmask] on behalf of [log in to unmask]> wrote:
Dear subscribers
From time to time an individual posts comments on this list that are seen by many as inappropriate. Such a case occurred recently with provocative statements made by Keith Russell. Keith and I established this list many years ago and over the years he has been a steady source of advice to me in managing the list. Ironically, this was especially true when the list was subject to inappropriate comments in past years.
Following Keith's recent statements I received a number of complaints. At his request, Keith has been removed as a subscriber, and has stepped down as co-owner. Keith therefore has no further connection with this list or its discussions.
I am considering appointing a replacement co-owner. Several names have been suggested already, and further suggestions will be welcomed off list. In the interests of balance I would prefer someone complementary to my cultural predisposition as a white elderly male from the Atlantic West.
We are a community of over 3000 subscribers. Some of the most interesting scholars in our field take the trouble to post here and debate. There is no other forum quite like this. I wanted to take this opportunity to assure everyone that processes are in place to protect the integrity of these discussions. Among those processes are ongoing actions to prevent persons subscribing for the purposes of trolling, and the censure or removal of anyone behaving badly.
Back to the debates...
kind regards
David
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David Durling HonFDRS PhD http://durling.tel
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