Re: (OPE-L) Re: old and new publishing technologies

[Michael Williams <michaelj.williams@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

The volume of traffic has always flutuated widely, both as a whole and from
individual members. Reading this as any kind of evidence of dissatisfaction
with Jerry is rubbish.

michael
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: OPE-L [mailto:OPE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Rakesh Bhandari
> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 5:32 PM
> To: OPE-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: (OPE-L) Re: old and new publishing technologies
>
>
> >Raklesh:
> >
> >>  By the way, there is inter library loan and there are  copying
> >> machines.
> >
> >Yes. There are also bread lines. There are homeless
> shelters. There are
> >charities.  You sound like Scrooge. To suggest to students,
> workers and
> >scholars that  the answer is inter-library loans and/or
> copying (which,
> >btw, the publisher might not appreciate and is probably
> illegal) shows
> >great insensitivity.
>
>
> So the Freeman, Kliman and Wells volume has the same
> importance  as food and shelter would if you were homeless?
> And one certainly could not infer from your original post
> that you were bewailing the inaccessibility of the volume.
> This is all post facto elaboration. It seemed to be another
> snide and insubstantive criticism, of the sort that has
> already driven many people from the list. By the way, are you
> threatening to rat me out? Just to be clear: the Witt Hansen
> book is long out of print, so I did not violate any copyright laws.
>
>
> >
> >>  I would think that nine years of coordinating would
> increase your
> >> resolve to step down. There is bound to be frustrations
> with anyone
> >> over that period of time.
> >
> >Indeed, there are frustrations to be expected  over that period of
> >time.  That is why I am so encouraged to _stay_ as
> coordinator. There
> >are now eighty-seven (87) members of OPE-L.  You are the
> only one (1)
> >that has called for my resignation.  That is an _excellent_ approval
> >rating.
>
>
> Well no several list members quit in disapproval of your
> moderation. They include Alejandro, Massimo, Julian and
> others. Why don't you
> tell us who quit because you are moderator?   Moreover, the great
> majority of OPE-L members are members in name only.
>
>
>
>
> >
> >>  I would like for your posts to be queried
> >>  in terms of their ethics of solidarity by someone with the
> >> administrative power that you have monopolized. I would
> like someone
> >> else to have the same influence on who is admitted to this
> list or
> >> not.
> >
> >We have an Advisory Committee.
>
> Alfredo quit. Fred does not seem actively involved. We
> haven't heard from Allin in some time. You have been running
> the show too long.
>
> LBJ stepped down, so should you and Rumsfeld. More seriously,
> nine years is enough. It's time to rotate.
>
> Rakesh
>