Steven
As one of the list owners of archives-nra I try to encourage and allow free discussion. In the past there was a tendency (especially on Friday afternoons) to go away from the main focus of the list.
There is also a need to respond to users requests - there were only one or two comments relating to the original "stop bleating" message and this quickly turned into a positive and constructive discussion of direct relevance and interest to many members of the list. I felt that the contributions from the various courses, alongside that from a current student were amongst the most valid in the entire debate in that they have direct knowledge of the current process and situation.
There have been as far as I am aware no requests for us to take further action. Comments can be sent to the list-owners at the following e-mail address: [log in to unmask]
Please also use this address if you are interested in volunteering to be one of the list-owners.
best wishes
Simon
Simon Wilson
(one of the archives-nra listowners)
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Steven Davies <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 15:39:44 +0100
>Is this a debate or a convenient opportunity for academics to pitch their
>insipid courses (Dundee excepted)
>
>No, I believe it is a convenient opportunity for as many Archivists as
>possible to be rude on jiscmail.
>
>First we have the "stop bleating and get on with it" comment and now this
>about archive courses being "insipid" - all from a debate where someone is
>simply interested in joining our profession and wants a bit of advice. I'd
>be surprised if the originator of this debate hasn't been put off becoming
>an archivist by this point - hopefully, the advice that others have taken
>the time to write up and post has swayed her in the right direction and
>she hasn't changed her mind.
>
>There may be valid viewpoints lurking behind these comments, but can't
>people phrase them in a civilized manner? And can we *please* have some
>better moderation on the ARCHIVES-NRA list?
>
>Steven Davies
>Senior Archivist
>Flintshire Record Office
>
>
>Mike Maskill <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent by: "Archivists, conservators and records managers."
><[log in to unmask]>
>03/04/2007 15:17
>Please respond to
>Mike Maskill <[log in to unmask]>
>
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>To
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>cc
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>Fax to
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>Subject
>Re: Finding funds for postgraduate study in Archives Administration
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>Is this a debate or a convenient opportunity for academics to pitch their
>insipid courses (Dundee excepted)
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