While deploring Rupert's willingness to sign off unless Joe is reinstated, I
do endorse all those who wish he hadn't been removed and might be asked back
in. Sorry, Anny...
Max
On 19/12/07 9:16 AM, "RUPERT MALLIN" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Anny
>
> As someone who co-managed the Brit-Irish List for two years, you've got this
> the wrong way round in my opinion. You CANNOT back-channel stuff or EVER
> recveive back-channel stuff as LIST! It is the end of a List if you are
> relying on this!
>
> Think about consequences!
>
> Re-instate Joe Green now or I sign off.
>
> Rupert Mallin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anny Ballardini" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:50 AM
> Subject: Joe Green
>
>
>> Joe Green has been removed from the POETRYETC list. Notification has been
>> sent.
>>
>> I do not think I have to justify the present decision. As I said in my
>> previous mail, several members b/c-ed asking for the removal of Joe Green.
>> Since the question was held b/c I will not mention the names of the said
>> contributors.
>>
>> As I also said, the decision is not mine because I do not like to have the
>> power of death or of life on people, especially if they are adults.
>>
>> As the co-manager of this list, I highly praise contributions based on
>> poetry, reviews, links related to poetry and discussions on poetry. It is
>> true that this is Poetryetc which means there is an ETC, but it is also
>> true
>> that the root, the leading word is POETRY.
>>
>> On the other hand, and I am suggesting, could not this ETC be arts, Arts
>> in
>> general, movies, videos, music, visual art, digital art, any kind of Art.
>> Are there any other topics the members would like to discuss in a
>> constructive way? As poets I think that we want to improve, why not make
>> of
>> this space an important reference for all?
>>
>> I had to update my resume this morning and realized _once again_ the
>> enormous amount of poetry published out there. Why don't members read and
>> share what is interesting and published online, for example? I bumped into
>> Jacket, Black Box, The Argotist Online, Big Bridge, University sites,
>> Publications, there is so much that I feel dizzy.
>>
>> I hope I will have an interesting feedback and I also remind everyone that
>> as a rule once a member is not on the list please avoid any comments.
>>
>> With my best wishes, serving Poetryetc,
>>
>> Anny Ballardini
>> co-manager
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