I have to say sometimes that I find the language used by some on the list is somewhat wanky and over verbose, less super-superlatives and hot air would be good. I have avoided reading some posts because of this issue, I just don't have the time to decipher what is being said. Maybe there should be a prize for the most obtuse post?
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> --> also coming up in August or September (we are very flexible here
> at -empyre-) is audio.net, focusing on internet sound with guests including
> Trace Reddell, curator of sound-works for the Denver Museum of Contemporary
> Art, with John Hudak, John Kannenberg, Tobias van Veen and Glenn Bach.
> From: "-empyre-admin" <empyre-admin@lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au>
> Reply-To: soft_skinned_space <empyre@lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au>
> Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2003 19:47:33 +1000
> To: "soft_skinned_space" <empyre@lists.cofa.unsw.edu.au>
> Subject: [-empyre-] this is not a spectator event ::
>
> -empyre- started about 18 months ago as a way for artists, writers and
> curators to discuss their work in an open forum and get critiques,
> suggestions, perhaps even unending praise - in short, some responses on
> it.. sometimes that maybe be academicaly slanted.. sometimes technically
> slanted, sometimes aesthetically slanted.. it could even be humourous..
>
> but in the last 6 months something wierd has been happening..
> the subscribership has doubled and the interaction has halved..
>
> now i like the balance of that inverse proportional thing as much as anyone
> else....but i dont think the effect on the list is positive.. guests
> generously give of thier time and really appreciate your reponses.. despite
> the facilitators getting mail from subscribers saying they really enjoyed
> this or that aspect of a discussion, or a guest posts, or thankyou for
> putting a particular topic on, the online public posts have dropped off.
> you all seem to have become a little shy in responding on list...
>
> for the list to keep going -empyre- needs your interactions, as guests will
> not give up their valuable time if they get no response to thie posts.
> noone gets paid to be here.. the facilitators wont keep putting in time and
> enregy to seek out guests if there is no dialogue happening.
>
> Interaction is particlarly important in the next few months, especially when
> a reader is being produced from the June discussion. As it said in the
> inital statement you recieved when you joined -empyre- , it is an amorphous
> organic community, and as part of it you make it happen.
> the vitality and sustainability of the list is up to =you=
>
> -empyre- faciliatators
> Christina | Melinda | Michael
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