Date: Thu, 04 Apr 1996 09:34:03 -0600
Subject:  **Official Announcement** please read


All this talk of "list dynamics" is intolerable.
Also, there is no point in Spoon having two lists which are
identical.  We need some way to distinguish between the two.
So, I'm proposing within Spoon to create a "special purpose" "closed"
list.  

I'd like to hear positive suggestions of desire _for_ that
list-purpose.  Here's my summary of what many on this list want that
I think is different from M1, some of which you have mentioned or
discussed already:

Creative application, interdisciplinary, non-sectarian, social
totality.

I will propose to spoon that in order to address this special
purpose, the list must be "closed".  This just means the moderator
controls subscriptions, as necessary.  No "management" of discussion
is needed, and no more discussion of "list dynamics" would occur.

I suspect that I am not the only one who cannot stand much more of
that.  I also don't look forward to any discussions of who to boot,
why and why not, etc.  A special purpose closed list should put an
end to all of that.

The statement of a "special purpose" can also make it clear that
"this is a carrot list", so that people who want to talk about
"potatoes" may be able to see that it is just not relevant to a
"carrot" list.  

Now, this discussion with Spoon is going to take some time, I'm not
sure how much.  I don't want people to be left unhappy in the dark,
so I'm giving out this information, but this list should be used for
actual discussions, as it has been already for a week - much
excellent traffic I think, in it's very first week!

Therefore, although I have sinned before, I resolve not to respond to
any bait posted here, and I STRONGLY encourage you all to do the
same.  I am sure that Spoon will act upon my proposal, so please do
not bother to try to "defend" the list with endless argument.

[I thought my patience was rather frazzled already, but I shall
endure.]

By the way, everyone is free to propose another list for their own
specific, different purpose.  There is no a priori limit on the
number of "marxism" lists that Spoon may create.  Just join the list
called <list-proposals>, and start talking.

Write to: majordomo-AT-jefferson.village.virginia.edu

with the usual: subscr'be list-proposals

Thank you for your patience, your self-restraint, and your interest
in creative discussion.

Lisa



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