Re: the Gumps
Fluxis (Fluxis@aol.com)
Thu, 22 Jan 1998 15:09:05 -0500 (EST)
In a message dated 98-01-22 14:30:00 EST, you write:
<< Do I understand these to be the expressions of a now
fashionably `dumbed-down' America ? >>
Scottie, I don't know why I continue to waste my time like this, but I assure
you this will be the last time I do. We are here to have fun, to discuss the
works of JD Salinger. We are not here to dicuss grammar, though I'm sure if
you wanted to start a grammar list you could do so with a good response.
Please, if you have something to say, just try to keep a jovial spirit instead
of pointing out technical flaws in logic. Most of us are not looking for help
with a college thesis but if we were, we would be sure to let you know.
Despite having been published, etc, the wonderful thing about opinions is that
everyone has one and everyone has the right to it. So have your opinions, but
please stop stating them in a manner that might cause someone to stop posting
intelligent commentary just because they misssssspelllll something.
Some subscribers, I believe, are still in eighth grade, for god's sakes, and I
worry that you would be hurting their desire to discuss literature rather than
helping them, simply by intimidation. Not to mention that the overwhelming
amount of posts have been from you or someone responding to you (Myself being,
admittedly, one of the most consistently annoying buggers) and it seems that
this list has changed focus from Bananas to Bowman.
Please just try to tighten up your tone and be a little bit more forgiving
about simple mistakes; while we all strive for perfection no one has gotten
there yet, and in the meantime, we are just looking to have some fun
discussing the works of an author who we all respect for multitudes of
reasons.
Thank you and now I'm shutting up...
-ecas