Junking up the List (Chomsky, Etc.)
acs2
acs2 at DUKE.EDU
Thu Sep 13 13:54:55 UTC 2001
As a marginal graduate student of Russian Language and Literature, I just
want to add that some scholars' worlds revolve around this listserv. As
pathetic as it sounds, during a time of tragedy, perhaps people look for
communion and community wherever they can. So please be a little more
tolerant of what may be coming across this list for the next few days.
Perhaps subscribers here are considered trusted friends and colleagues and
this is a way to lend support. Thank you.
Amy Spaulding
Duke University
Eliot Borenstein wrote:
> Dear Serguei,
>
> Setting aside the question of the actual opinions expressed in the
> Chomsky and Fisk articles, your posting of them to SEELANGS really
> was an unfortunate breach of the accepted standards for posting to
> listservs. This is not to suggest that the day-to-day postings on a
> Slavic listserv are at all significant in comparison to what has just
> happened. Like most people I know, I have been virtually glued to
> the television since this all began, and even if I wanted to ignore
> it, given that I live in what Guiliani has dubbed the "frozen zone"
> south of 14th street, I have no such luxury. You can choose to stop
> looking at the disaster site, but you cannot opt not to smell it in
> the air.
>
> If you wanted to facilitate debate about the causes of yesterday's
> attacks, not only did you choose the wrong forum, but you also most
> likely have achieved something entirely different, and something
> entirely pointless: for the next several days, our inboxes will be
> filled with debates as to whether or not you were right to post these
> articles. And I apologize to everyone else on the list for
> contributing to the problem.
>
> So SEELANGS is going to become even more annoying and off-topic than
> ever. Why treat a listserve as though it were a chat room? If I had
> wanted to get an unending supply of spam, I would have signed up for
> an AOL account.
>
> With disappointment,
>
> Eliot Borenstein
> Asosciate Profesor & Chair
> Russian & Slavic Studies
> New York University
>
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