Re[2]: Indigestion

Althea M Forrester (mailto:Althea_M._Forrester@HUD.GOV)
Fri, 14 Feb 1997 10:13:58 EST

Message-ID:  <9701148559.AA855945470@hudsmtphq.hud.gov>
Date:         Fri, 14 Feb 1997 10:13:58 EST
From: Althea M Forrester <mailto:Althea_M._Forrester@HUD.GOV>
Subject:      Re[2]: Indigestion
To: mailto:DEVEL-L@AMERICAN.EDU

I'm sick of this.  I joined this list to recieve information.  While
          the infrequent debates can be interesting but I think we are
          all sick of this.  I for one am willing to name names.
          Pleae Jay Henson, Steve E (at aol) and B. Diamond take you
          debate to another list or have the decency to email each
          other privately.  In light of the number of people who have
          made this request I can only assume the debate continues to
          be public because you are all under the misconception that
          we are interested in your thoughts on these issues.  I for
          one could care less what your thoughts are on these issues
          - whatever interest I had was lost when I realized none of
          you have concern for the feelings of the others on this
          list.

althea forrester

*********** At 06:37 PM 2/13/97 -0500, mailto:bmurphy@PIPELINE.COM wrote: >
>I just trashed THIRTY postings from the theory/thermodynamics/etc crowd.
>
>I thought there was a consensus -- supported by the list manager -- that
>such postings were off-topic and should be carried on directly among
>participants.
>
>Or did I imagine that? Another couple of days of this and I'm outta here.

I am also weary of trashing postings. What will it take for the participants to take their debate off-line, as was requested and (I also thought) agreed to? The nature of the discussions of praxis or theory or entropy or thermodynamics demonstrate disrespect for those inside and outside of the debate.

I believe that this list has potential for promoting international cooperation in development, but a hijack seems to be in progress.

Yvonne Sobers ============================================================================ ========