medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On 25 May 2007, at 16:02, Christopher Crockett wrote:
> why anyone starting such a list would feel that it was a productive
> use of
> their time to vet potential members as to their "academic" standing
> raises the
> question of whether or not that person should think seriously about
> Getting a
> Life.
The life has been got, thanks.
>
> JISCMail, having served a useful purpose early on in the creation
> of the
> Infermacion Suberhi-way on The Innernets by offering a venue for
> the creation
> of Akademical discussion lists at a time when such venues were
> quite scarce on
> the ground, has outlived its usefulness to the extent that it, in
> any way,
> influences the composition of the membership of the list
No, it does not influence the composition of the list. The only
requirement is that an 'owner' reside officially at an 'ac.uk' address.
> --to say nothing of
> the content of what is discussed (as it has done for this list, via
> The
> Misguided --albeit Well-Meaning-- ListMommies, from time to time).
Same could be said of the essentially-good-but-occasionally-naughty-
ListChildren.
> <re lists re Chartres>
> there have been, over the years, some very interesting discussions
> about a
> range of topics --virtually all Chartrain in nature-- a great deal of
> information has been passed around, and several friendships (some
> of an
> intercontinental nature) have been made or sealed.
>
> all of the above being the true purpose of suchlike lists, in the
> first place.
Agreed. That's why it's important to be on several lists and find the
ones in which one is most comfortable. If no comfy lists are to be
found, then I always recommend starting one oneself.
********
George Ferzoco
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