Re: Criteria time

AntiUtopia (AntiUtopia@aol.com)
Thu, 08 Jan 1998 20:14:03 -0500 (EST)

In a message dated 98-01-08 18:10:24 EST, you write:

<< I think (from reading the previous messages) it involves feeling that
 when some people speak up, after having been quiet, they find 
 themselves slapped down by some list members who have a particularly 
 strong view of the world and of literature and of how those interact.  
 And that act of slapping down anyone -- newcomer or not --  is never 
 something to be encouraged here. >>

eh, I gotta be honest with you, a person who sees someone's disagreement with
their opinion (even a vociferous disagreement) as "slapping them down" should
be prepared to be a victim all their lives.  

And they would certainly deserve it.  After all, they're doing it to
themselves :)  We can't do anything about what other people do, we can only
control how we view it and then react to it.  Course, it Is always much easier
to put all responsibility onto others...

Jim