Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id g8NB3FX27574; Mon, 23 Sep 2002 07:03:15 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 07:03:15 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <20020923.070003.9286.0.sophocles5@juno.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "George E. Demetrion" <sophocles5@juno.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:908] who speaks and what is said and not said X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Juno 1.49 Status: O Content-Length: 1495 Lines: 34 On Sun, 22 Sep 2002 22:59:53 -0400 (EDT) "Margarita Oliver" <pegtoliver@earthlink.net> writes: > I, too, find that the NIFL list doesn't address my passionate >concerns. I feel that nobody does, and I can easily hear that you >feel the same way. Are there other local people who feel as you do? Is >there any "leader" tytpe of person who will speak out? In my case, I don't find >those people, which makes it very difficult. I'm afraid it's the same for >you. Peg and others, In principle, the focus of the NIFL lists are open to a range of topics. While there may be certain pressures to focus discussion to certain topics and to avoid or limit the more controversial ones, there is nothing prohibiting that as long as one focuses at least broadly on the range of topics geared to the general purpose of the list. This list in particular is open to a wide range of provocative discussion. Whether listmembers choose to take on unpopular or controversial topics within the broad frame of the particular purpose of a given list is another matter. To a very extensive extent it's up to listmembers themselves to decide upon the range of discussions and the extent to which they choose to engage in what might be deemed controversial matters. While there may be a fair degree of social pressure to keep topics restricted and controversy toned down, I don't believe that such is a mandate from the list managers. But, I could be wrong. George Demetrion sophocles5@aol.com
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