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Re: Who's who

From: Ian Thompson <Ian.Thompson~at~ges.gla.ac.uk>
Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2006 09:10:34 +0100
To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>

Tom,
I am not disagreeing with you at all...I do see the merit of adding areas of
interest. I was simply making a plea in favour of the best features of the
present Forum and in particular its inclusiveness. The contributors range
from recognised international scholars to amateurs like myself who only
developed an interest in Verne recently and who gain enormously from its
content.
Ian
----- Original Message -----
From: "thomas mccormick" <tom_amity~at~hotmail.com>
To: <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: Who's who


>I myself have found from time to time that I share various specific
>interests with various forum members. On such occasions I and the other
>member(s), who share my more specific interests, have proceded to carry on
>our discussions by sending emails to each other's personal addresses rather
>than subjecting the whole list to something the majority may not be
>interested in.
>
> Hence, I see nothing wrong with listing "special areas of interest re
> Verne". In fact, that might even be salutary because it would encourage
> people with those special interests to get together -- which can hardly be
> other than good for the common cause of Verne research!
>
> Surely we can trust the judgment of forum members as to which topics are
> of interest to the whole list and which are best addressed privately to
> this or that member.
>
> Tom McCormick
>
>
>>From: "Ian Thompson" <Ian.Thompson~at~ges.gla.ac.uk>
>>Reply-To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
>>To: "Jules Verne Forum" <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>
>>Subject: Who's who
>>Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 09:56:13 +0100
>>
>>The idea of adding special areas of interest re Verne might have some
>>value although I tend to think that most members of the Forum are
>>interested, if only casually, in all aspects of Verne's life and work. The
>>value to me is the range of topics that arise...as a latecomer to Verne I
>>find this range of discussion of educational value.My concern re
>>specifying interests too closely is that bi-lateral discussions will arise
>>that the rest of the Forum will not be able to profit from.
>>I can't see any advantage, or relevance, of specifying date of birth, or
>>providing photographs (especially in my case!). Surely the ethic of the
>>Forum is as a community of scholars/enthusiasts who enjoy sharing
>>information and opinions communally rather than acting as an introduction
>>to persons with similar interests....these interests are surely already
>>obvious from the topics that members post.
>>Some additional information could be added to the membership list but I
>>hope not at the risk of diluting the solidarity of the Forum as it exists.
>>On a banal note...my email address has changed to;
>>ian.thompson~at~ges.gla.ac.uk as a result of my university's wish to
>>standardise addresses.
>>Ian
>
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