Thanks Chris. It's all very sensible advice. A little civility goes a
long way in permitting difference to flourish in discussion.
xA
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 1:20 PM, Chris Jones <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> On Fri, 2010-05-21 at 12:41 +1000, Alison Croggon wrote:
>> Thanks Judy, Chris and Catherine
>
> I took this from the wompo list which to me seems appropriate for most
> discussion lists, esp lists like this where writers and artists are
> often trying to figure out problems. Often differences, which I value,
> get magnified into major binary oppositions so does this help??
>
> Adapted by Annie Finch, with thanks, from Jane Raeburn's Maine Pagan
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> --
> have chronic fatigue syndrome so may be delayed in reply or brain fog weird
>
> just to let you know that's all, Chris Jones.
>
> Blog: http://abdevpoetics.blogspot.com/
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