Barry, thanks for explaining. Not having been able to find Todd's
relevant posts in the archives, I can’t comment.
On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:44:23 +0000, Barry Alpert
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Jeffrey,
>
>If I'm remembering accurately, Todd Swift voluntarily retired from
Poetryetc, largely
>because his attempts at discourse were met with ridicule. Not
precisely an instance of
>what Robin describes as "being huffed off because the consensus
judgement of the list is
>that you're a Bad Thing . . ." I didn't think TS was a "Bad Thing" and
probably didn't even
>respond publicly to any of his posts. Privately, I found it an exhibition
redeemable only
>by camping on it. At that time, he probably should have limited
himself to posting his
>own poems; his literary criticism and theory let him down by
comparison. Unlike the
>formidable examples of fellow Canadians Christopher Dewdney,
Christian Bok, and
>Darren Wershler.
>
>Barry
>
>
>On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:30:08 -0500, Robin Hamilton
><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>>Geoffrey $ide said:
>>
>><<
>>But, Barry, you know it's very easy to get kicked of list like this, so
>>that's not saying much.
>>>>
>>
>>Actually, it's quite difficult to get *kicked off* petc. (Being huffed off
>>because the consensus judgement of the list is that you're a Bad
Thing is
>>another matter.)
>>
>>The only occasion I can remember when there was a positive orgy of
purging
>>here was in the wake of The Great Kent Johnson Heteronym Fiasco,
and that
>>was sort of a special case.
>>
>>At the point that it reached six list members down and counting, I
began to
>>seriously worry.
>>
>>What would life be like without VB?
>>
>> Robin
>>
>>(I voluntary withdrew from a list once.
>>
>>It was an academic list.
>>
>>I got a backchannel from a fellow listmember saying
plaintively, "Really,
>>Robin, I'm not *quite as stupid as you make me out to be."
>>
>>Kid you not.
>>
>>It was over an argument that turned on the proper spelling of the
Johanine
>>Gospel, and I thought it was all a bit of a joke.
>>
>>Didn't realise that the poor sod's job was on the line.
>>
>>After that, I decided to try to be nice to people I met on lists.
>>
>>R.)
>>
>>______________________
>>
>>On Mon, 8 Mar 2010 15:53:52 +0000, Barry Alpert
>><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>>I can remember when Todd Swift was a member of Poetryetc. It
was
>>an amusing
>>>spectacle--his unconvincing "opinions" got him laughed off the list.
>>Check the archive.
>>>
>>>Barry Alpert
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