[Milton-L] a word about the list

[John Leonard]

Dennis made one very useful and practical suggestion in his posting.  He 
suggested that it would be a good custom (not the same as a rule) if 
everyone were "enouraged" to limit themselves to a maximum of one posting 
per day.  I think that this is an excellent idea (not least because there 
have been times when I have wished I had abided by it).  A limit of "one 
message per person per day" might help to decrease the quantity and increase 
the quality of contributions to Milton-l.

John Leonard


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From: "Campbell, W. Gardner" <Gardner_Campbell at baylor.edu>
To: "John Milton Discussion List" <milton-l at lists.richmond.edu>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2008 9:07 AM
Subject: RE: [Milton-L] a word about the list


Thank you, Dennis, and thanks to Louis and Margie and the many other voices 
of moderation and reason on the list. More than any other scholarly 
community I've found, this discussion list has embodied Milton's vision of 
"moderate varieties and brotherly dissimilitudes that are not vastly 
disproportional," one that offers productive contiguity as well as genuine 
continuity. That's why I missed it over the years, and it's why I wanted to 
participate again. Eden's enormity is wild above rule or art, but for the 
sake of bliss--a word full of savor for our author.

Gardner

www.gardnercampbell.net

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From: milton-l-bounces at lists.richmond.edu on behalf of Dennis Danielson
Sent: Sun 9/28/2008 10:10 PM
To: John Milton Discussion List
Subject: [Milton-L] a word about the list



Dear Miltonists,

There have been aspects of the recent discussion I've enjoyed, even if
comments became rather (and in my view unnecessarily) overheated on both
sides.

But at the risk of sounding like an old grouch, may I suggest that--in
keeping with the list's name--we do place the emphasis on discussion:
calm, patient, considered. Some lists, I think wisely, encourage
contributors to post no more than once a day. That little rule imposes a
kind of discipline on the discussion and discourages a lot of
shoot-from-the-hip crossfire. In other words, it keeps the discussion
list from becoming a chat room--and helps prevent a situation in which a
majority of list members get fed up with the sheer volume of postings.

This is a great list for a fine community. Surely it's worth whatever
restraint and effort are required to keep it that way.

Best regards,
Dennis D

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