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Several recent posts have addressed the question of whether our subscriber
list should be easily available. At least one person said they liked the
"semi-privacy" of the list serve discussion.
After-dinner conversations on your front porch might be semi-private, but
the list serve is not. This is a public forum, to which anyone can
subscribe. Remember the Romanian who found us within days of our first
posts, and compared the discussion to debates in his newly reformed
country? The Daily News picked up the story, and reported on our wide
reach. So much for semi-privacy.
What I like about this forum is that it *is* public -- I temper my words,
hoping they are not offensive, working to encourage exchanges of idea
between people who are not like-minded. Here, I learn to talk to people
who may or may not share my convictions. After all, they may or may not be
listening.
--P Salant
-- Greg Brown (gregb@siu.edu) Assistant Professor,Dept. of Forestry Southern Illinois University Carbondale, IL 62901-4411 (618) 453-7465 FAX: (618) 453-7475