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Re: Forum

From: Walter J Miller <wjm2~at~nyu.edu>
Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2010 20:09:14 -0400
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~gilead.org.il>

Dear All: "At my age" (in my 93rd year!) I agree wholeheartedly. Walt

----- Original Message -----
From: Ian Thompson <ian.thompson~at~ges.gla.ac.uk>
Date: Monday, March 29, 2010 4:41 pm
Subject: Re: Forum
To: Jules Verne Forum <jvf~at~Gilead.org.il>


> Dear All,
> Can I p0lease make a conjunction between the last postings of Volker and
> Lionel and suggest that we now close this debate. Perhaps at my age
> (almost 75!) I am of the generation that believes in
>
>
>
> Lionel Dupuy wrote:
> > Bonsoir Volker, bonsoir à toutes et à tous.
> > Comme je l'ai précisé tout à l'heure dans un message précédent, je
> > souhaite que mon message initial soit retiré du forum, de même que
> les
> > messages de menaces qui m'ont été adressés par JP Picot. Ce dernier
> ne
> > voulant pas discuter avec moi, malgré les mails que je lui ai
> envoyés
> > directement, je souhaite dans un premier temps apaiser la situation
> en
> > retirant les objets du conflits sur Internet. Car je peux
> reconnaître
> > aussi mes erreurs et faire le premier pas pour trouver un terrain
> > d'entente. Mais il est parfaitement évident que je si des poursuites
>
> > sont portées à mon encontre, quelles qu'elles soient, je serai alors
>
> > dans l'obligation d'agir en conséquence.
> > Afin que nous revenions à des discussions plus sereines, et
> notamment
> > que nous repartions sur le dernier sujet intéressant, celui du
> corpus
> > critique, je voudrais clore définitivement cette discussion.
> > Merci d'avance pour votre aide et votre compréhension.
> > Lionel.
> >
> >
> >
> > > Message du 28/03/10 20:03
> > > De : "Volker Dehs"
> > > A : "Jules Verne Forum"
> > > Copie à :
> > > Objet : Re: Forum
> > >
> > >
> >
> > > Dear all,
> >
> > >
> >
> > > I agree with you but I would like to distinguish between the
> > informations on controversial subjets (as the Centre international
> > Jules Verne at Amiens and its actual direction) and the manner to
> > report it and speaking of. It's sometimes difficult to stay serene
> > and calm when you speak of subjects you consider as awful, but I
> > think, as most of you, that we should avoid polemics and
> > personnalities. So I'm sorry that Lionel, speaking of a very real
> > problem gave way to his ardent temperament; he was certainly not
> > right doing so inspite of his good intentions, but I think he
> > acknowledgend the consequences. On the other hand, and I'm sure
> that
> > it is in Zvi's intention, it's necessary that we speak of all
> > aspects concerning Jules Verne, his work and its reception, even
> > conflicts and difficulties. Let's start again in another, but
> > realistic spirit.
> >
> > >
> >
> > > Cheers, Volker
> >
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Volker Dehs, Eisenbahnstr. 9, D-37073 Göttingen.
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > *Von:* Tim Unwin
> > *Gesendet:* 28.03.2010 18:37:10
> > *An:* Jules Verne Forum
> > *Betreff:* Re: Forum
> >
> > Dear Ian
> >
> > I'd like to register emphatic support for your intervention,
> > which I've just seen. Personal arguments and insults are always
> > unpleasant on a list. In the present case, they also tarnish
> the
> > memory of the JVF's visionary and exceptionally generous
> > founder, and that is surely intolerable.
> >
> > Tim Unwin
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> >
> > *From:* Ian Thompson <
> >
> > *To:* Jules Verne Forum <
> >
> > *Sent:* Saturday, March 27, 2010 10:25 PM
> >
> > *Subject:* Forum
> >
> > I met Zvi twice in Amiens and was impressed by the
> > generosity and energy
> > that he displayed in supporting his web site. His intention
> > was to
> > facilitate scholarly and fraternal interchange on the life
> > and oeuvre of
> > Jules Verne, and certainly not as a vehicle for personal
> > (and public)
> > grievances that show no respect for our departed friend
> Zvi.
> > Am I alone
> > in deploring this insult to the memory of our regretted
> Zvi?
> > If not,I
> > would welcome postings of support that the real purpose
> of
> > the Forum is
> > as Zvi would have wished it, to promote our
> understanding of
> > Verne the
> > man and the author and not as a medium for personal attacks.
> > If my view is shared by other Forum members, please register
> > your
> > support. There is much that can be achieved creatively and
> > much that can
> > be lost by abusing the memory of of a true Verne enthusiast
> > who worked
> > so hard to create friendship and who would certainly be
> > saddened to see
> > his vision and talent abused in recent postings.
> > Ian
> >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>
Received on Tue 30 Mar 2010 - 03:09:21 IDT

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