Re: [Marxism] RE: Moderator's Note

["David Quarter" <davidquarter@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

 I'm sure there are quite a few subscribers AS WELL who feel that
your decisions are rash and most instances, quite arbitrary.

And if you weren't so quick to delete every person you deem a
"threat" to the list you would hear more often from the dissenters.

But obviously, you are accountable to nobody here, so you do as
you please.

David



Date sent:              Mon, 30 Aug 2004 12:08:31 -0400
From:                   Louis Proyect <lnp3@xxxxxxxxx>

> Calvin Broadbent wrote:
> > An innocent query- is that really necessary?
> >
> > cheers.
>
> Yes, it was really necessary.
>
> I got this from a subscriber not five minutes after I booted Tony. A
> couple of corrections. I am not a Doctor although I play one on the
> Internet. Also, very few "good list members" have been lost. We are
> rapidly reaching 600 subscribers and I'd like to make sure that we
> remain focused. Tony Abdo had a knack for generating angry responses to
> his over-the-top interventions. We really need to keep this sort of
> thing to a minimum, although everybody knows that sharp exchanges are
> inevitable on a Marxism list. With Abdo, that seemed to be his only
> purpose in life--to get people hot under the collar.
>
> Dear Dr. Proyect:
>
> I just wanted to thank you for your efforts to keep
> the Marxmail list focused on substantive discussions.
>
> I'm an economist who has come late to an understanding
> of Marx's ideas, and I'm still learning.
>
> When I subscribed to the list, I wasn't sure what to
> expect. I thought that there was a good chance it
> would consist largely of emotional rants. However,
> I've been very impressed -- and frankly, a little
> surprised -- by the high level of analysis and
> argument in many of the list messages.
>
> I'm sorry that we seem to have lost some good list
> members along with some "ranters," but I guess that's
> the nature of Internet mailing lists.
>
> Anyway, keep up the great work. Thank you for all your
> efforts.
>
>



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