I concur with Angelos wholeheartedly...
Regards;
Fernando
fmrojas.com
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On Thu, Mar 14, 2013 at 11:47 AM, Angelos Psilopoulos <[log in to unmask]>wrote:
> Dear all,
>
> Although I'm writing as a plea for the most active members here to not
> stop participating, I'm also provided with the opportunity to say thank you
> for giving me acces to such a rich series of arguments on Design Studies
> for so many years.
>
> I've been following the list since I first started working on my PhD and
> it's usually provided me with insight on many interesting aspects of this
> discipline (being such in both bibliography as well as university
> curricula), as well as grounded arguments that led my own way of inquiring
> upon either my own preoccupations, or the occasional subject at hand.
>
> Given the high level of the structured opinions submited here and the
> authority of the people who subit them, it can in fact be very intimidating
> to participate and I've been familiar with that feeling many times. At the
> same time though, and for the same reason, this list has acted for me (and
> my guess is for many) as a guidline and an ever-evolving, let alone
> current, overview of the discourse on the occasional subject; it is in that
> sense that I find the contributions of the most prominent members here
> invaluabe, and their continuing involvement an imperative.
>
> On that note, I also find value in the occasional fight as it becomes by
> form also a mirror and, at the same time, a ground of discourse on the
> ethics involved with the practices concerning this discipline. In that
> aspect, involving people who carry 'weight' behind their arguments (e.g. by
> their research background and track record) is priceless, irrespectively of
> the structure and validity of the arguments themselves which, in turn,
> merely give you a point of judgment.
>
> Having said all that, I wanted once again to thank you and plea for this
> large "coffee break" to keep going.
>
> My warmest regards from Greece,
> Angelos Psilopoulos.
>
> Architect, Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Fine Arts and Design,
> Department of Interior Architecture, Decoration and Design,
> Technological Educational Institute of Athens.
>
>
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