On 2/11/07, ian davidson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Hi Geraldine

I get torn between a list that is a free for all, with only open abuse
barred, and a list that tries to support and archive the best focused
discussions of British and Irish Poetry.

I oppose rules in general but sometimes support their specific application.

I like archives but wonder if they are inhibiting.

I wonder if other aspects of the list are inhibiting.

I know a lot new people have joined in the last few weeks. What do you
think? I know a lot of people have been on the list a long time. What do you
think?

Btw Mairead which state of the USA is 'Rome' in?

Ian

>From: mairead byrne <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: mairead byrne <[log in to unmask] >
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Fw: Just a thought
>Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:09:43 +0100
>
>Mrs. Boss is in Rome right now working & feels like turning this over
>to Mr. Boss & the workforce as a whole.  My own personal aim being to
>talk only in poetry, I might see Geraldine's suggestion as taking me
>in the exact opposite direction to that which I want to go.  But come
>on, folks, opinions!
>Mairead
>
>
>On 2/11/07, Geraldine Monk <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: Geraldine Monk
>>To: [log in to unmask]
>>Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2007 2:29 AM
>>Subject: Just a thought
>>
>>
>>Just thinking -
>>What's the difference between a 'list' and a 'forum'?  Is it money?  Do
>>you
>>have to pay to 'go Forum'?.  Reason I ask is that I'm on a music forum and
>>it's great fun even though there's a lot of silliness but that you can
>>take
>>or leave.   The niftiness is that they have different strands, specialist
>>strands for theory, for practice/practise, for different instruments ie
>>strings, brass, woodwind and a 'cafe' for  chatting about anything other
>>than music.
>>
>>That's the really nice idea- never mind the quality feel the width - it
>>allows subscribers to natter on about non-music/literary subjects whilst
>>knowing that the people you are talking to have a common interest.  So
>>often
>>on this list if we hack off about current affairs or personal dilemmas,
>>favourite recipes or what I did on my holidays etc you are shouted down
>>because it's not about poetry.  And yet poets live in the real world and
>>don't always want to contextualise (phew did I really use that word)  it
>>around poetry but just want a common ground and common ear to talk about
>>sweet nothings that are mouthing off about war, injustice, politics, Sudan
>>to Sheffield to Scandinavia or Spots on yer Bot etc.
>>
>>Oh you get my point.  The point is:  could we not expand this 'list' like
>>a
>>'forum' and talk more general.  Mairead?  Ian?
>>
>>
>>If  we expand this list poets could  talk to other poets about anything?
>>I've never divided my 'poet' me from my 'me-me'. I think if we expanded
>>this
>>list to be able to talk about anything without fear of reprimand that we
>>have strayed beyond the remit may add a zest?  Okay it opens the door for
>>some really boring stuff but not everyone will find it boring and there's
>>always the 'delete' button.  But a  place chatter about deep concerns and
>>light fripperies without having to be apologetic...
>>
>>Late night thoughts - but I'm an owl so it's early days for my...  I think
>>it's a good idea but ...
>>
>>over to the Mr and Mrs Boss...
>>
>>G.

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