strathspey@strathspey.org:61637

jo.pickering

Re: Administration: Time to move on

Aug. 5, 2011, 4:35 a.m. (Message 61637, in reply to message 61627)

First of all thank you Anselm for the website and maintaining the
mailing list.  It takes a lot of time and effort to do it and we are
all grateful.  I did not agree with Hamish's attack on the list or the
website, nor with the language used to express it.  It is better as a
mailing list for the reasons you describe.  I can easily get the
e-mails and reply to them on the BlackBerry which is a nightmare on a
'conventional' forum.

However I don't really agree that suggesting we discuss the merits of
four couple sets (even in the language used) is in some way
'stirring'.  Unless I am mistaken this is not a site where we only
discuss the 'correct' way to dance Mairi's Wedding (it is clearly a
better dance passing by the right shoulder :P).  It is interesting and
lively to discuss provocative views.  Like, heaven forfend, that we
might decide to do a dance differently to the way described in the
RSCDS booklet.  Perhaps though I am in a minority in thinking that.
:P (that, for the uninitiated is a smiley to indicate that that is
said tongue in cheek and is meant in good humour).

Anyway long live the list and I hope people keep contributing even
when their views are controversial.

So you can see I have a controversial view coming up.  Which I shall
start in a new thread :P

Jo

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