moderation, list purpose

[Lisa Rogers <eqwq.lrogers@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

There is no requirement that every conversation on this list be
"inclusive" of every sub-er.  I could feel "excluded" by many topics
in which I have no interest, I suppose, but I don't.  There is way
too much here to even be able to keep up with the stuff that I _am_
interested in sometimes.

I have non-moderatively screamed bloody murder about this many times
since my own arrival and installation as grand high meaningless
poo-bah.

I have found nothing more annoying than those who have come onlist to
blast us, variously and collectively, for not being "marxist" enough.

'Is there no talk of activism?'  Go ahead and talk.

'Is there any Althusser allowed?'  Go ahead and talk.

'Could studies of foraging behavior be relevant to marxism?'  Go
ahead and talk, and see if anybody cares to talk with you.

'I don't know much.'  Maybe you will learn something.

I say again, this list is intended for a _broad_ discussion of
relations of marxian thought to other areas.

"Inclusivity" is a principle I hold dear, but it may well take the
form of 'including' or 'allowing' stuff that I don't personally want
to get in the middle of, or could not care less about, or just don't
have time for.

If I'm curious enough, I'll ask a question.  If not, I'll ignore it.
If I don't think it's reasonably or at even remotely related to the
topic or purpose of the l*st, I'll say so.

No one can make this list into their own image, and no one should
try.  Or else, as the Chegitz says, a/nother comod just might write
you a note!

Lisa

Louis wrote:
But discussion of [snip] extremely obscure and technical topics is
what confronted me as soon as I got on the Marxism l*st and  what I
screamed bloody murder over. This type of discussion excludes
someone like myself. I totally resent the implication, also, that
political  activists or even people with an generalized, intellectual
bent are  interested in this type of discussion.





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