[Reader-list] a thought

[Aarti Sethi]

I think this is a good idea but I am not entirely convinced. I fear it might
lead to a situation in which conversations might dry up quite fast because
often an exchange consists of people responding quite quickly to positions.
Are we sure we want to impose a moratorium this strict wherein it becomes
impossible for me to engage with six mails I might wish to, or respond to a
thread where several people are coming in at the same time. I also recognise
though that in a moment  marked by the excess of too many words some economy
of articulation would be very welcome. So can this be modified to say that I
am allowed one response to an ongoing thread only, and one new thread which
I initiate?

best
Aarti

P.S And Nazneen, without sounding rude I am beginning to tire of your
institutional obsession with Sarai. It has been made clear over and over
again that Sarai's institutional stake in this list is limited to providing
the context. This is as it should be. I used to work at Sarai, I do not
anymore. My relationship with the list extends from before I joined Sarai,
continued while I worked there, and sustains now that I do not. I see no
reason why my stake in this list is reduced or altered because Sarai no
loner happens to be my employer. Those at Sarai are not judges on high who
will determine how everyone else who has spent as much time contributing to
the discussions and general health of this list over now 7 years, nor should
we force them to become that. I think in different ways those who work at
Sarai and are members of the reader list have expressed tehir unwillingness
and discomfort with this regulatory role that you insist on attributing to
them. So please lets think together about this. I find this constant
petitioning to Sarai very irritating and I also think its intellectually
lazy.


On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Nazneen Anand Shamsi <
nazoshmasi at googlemail.com> wrote:

> Dear Vivek,
>
> Thank you for a thought provoking post. Undoubtedly yours is perhaps the
> first instance, when we have someone from sarai.net seriously taking up a
> initiative to put in place modalities of engagement, in his personal
> capacity.
>
> I unhesitatingly endorse your move.
>
> Further on, I suggest that the list admin set a deadline of a week's time
> for any discussion on this issue. After  the completion of such a deadline,
> this rule must come into pace. Despite Shuddha's insistence, in this
> morning's riposte to Radhakrishnan's mail, I think, insofar as all of us
> here who are non sarai.net, we expect some sort of initiative from sarai.
> I
> am certainly not in a position, none whatsoever, to dictate the terms of
> engagement but nevertheless, I feel your suggestion needs to be taken up
> seriously by all concerned.
>
> May I suggest that responses that belong to different threads be restricted
> to one post, instead of just one post a day. Regarding content, may I also
> suggest that a provocation and its response must not include any ad
> homenium
> remarks. A similar warning must be issued against any such post, followed
> by
> dismissal.
>
> I would urge everyone one who is a regular sarai express junkie to respond
> to Vivek's timely intervention.
>
> Best
>
> Nazo
>
> On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 3:17 PM, Shahnawaz Khan <fsrnkashmir at gmail.com
> >wrote:
>
> > Sounds Good. Amazing if people would be able to hold their trash with
> them
> > for the night.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 7:38 PM, Aashish Gupta <aashu.gupta20 at gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > Completely agreed. Very innovative.
> > > Aashish
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