Dear Prof. Durling,
I just want to thank you very much for your message. I agree with Daria and
Teena: for each member withdrawing from the list with a public message,
there are probably dozens who go away silently, and even more who stay away
from posting for the fear of being 'chastise' in public (posting this
message is for me an exception).
I am sorry, but I personally believe Filippo's message misses the point
here because it reaffirms (at least to me) how a handful of (male) members
sets up the standard by telling the whole community what we can say, what
is natural to feel, what is rational, how we should interpret messages, and
what is welcome, more or less implicitly assuming they know better. My
feeling is that some speak as they own this list. When generosity is
invoked I wonder if writing very long messages and sharing huge amount of
resources (which definitely show dedication) is not a way to actually kill
the conversation, mark the territory, and reaffirm one own superiority. But
let's not forget, if respect is the point, then I should respect that too...
However, I must say that I thank God I have joined this list after getting
my PhD because joining any earlier would have been a bit discouraging (but
maybe it is just me).
Best regards
Cristiano
On Fri, May 29, 2015 at 2:09 PM, DAVID DURLING <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> As longstanding subscribers to this list will know, the listowners (Keith
> Russell and myself) rarely make an intervention in the debates here, even
> when debates get heated or sometimes acrimonious.
>
> There have however been occasions when respect for others wears a bit
> thin. For example, one subscriber — well known for expressing alternative
> views — received treatment that led to him withdrawing. Another subscriber
> made personal attacks on others. Such criticism has no place here. But the
> issues go beyond these few explicit events.
>
> Some of the more vocal scholars here seem to believe that their rudeness
> to others is simply robust debate. Judging by the number of complaints I
> get about their behaviour, I can assure them that is not how their peers
> perceive them.
>
> I would like to think that new subscribers, research students, early
> career researchers, or perhaps more experienced researchers entering an
> online forum for the first time, will find a home here to ask questions or
> make suggestions in a supportive atmosphere, without hostility.
>
> So — this is a plea for subscribers to behave considerately and
> professionally. But if you don’t, I have a delete button…
>
> And let’s hear some new voices, not just the dominant few.
>
> Best wishes
> David Durling
>
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Lecturer, Researcher, Course Director of the MSc/Ma in Interactive Media
Computer Science Building CS2-032
Interaction Design Centre
Dept. of Computer Science & Information Systems
University of Limerick - Limerick
Office: +353 61 202632
Fax: +353 61 213484
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New: MSc/MA in Interactive media (Brochure)
<http://www.csis.ul.ie/imedia/Interactive%20Media%2024%20Jan%2014.pdf>
New students' projects available: Digital Art Week Now (Exhibition)
<http://www.dawn.ul.ie> 2014
Upcoming works:
A personal view on Research through Design, in Interactions, July-August
2015
Double Special Issue "Designing Things together: intersection of Actor
Network Theory and Co-Design" International Jornal of Co-Design - Sept. 2015
Recent selected papers:
*New:* Diabetes self-care in-the-wild: design challenges for personal
health record systems and self-monitoring technologies
<http://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/full/10.1108/ITP-02-2013-0032> @
Information Technology and People
*New:* The problem of De-sign as conjuring: empowerment-in-use and the
politics of seams <http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2661436> @ PDC2014
*New:* A Manifesto for Epistemological Empowerment in Chronic Disease Self
Care <http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-13018-7_15> Springer
book chapter, 2015
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