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Film and TV Studies Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
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louis schwartz <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 6 Feb 1994 13:06:48 -0600
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Is this real? Am I being silenced for attemping to get some serious
discussion going? Am I supposed to be intimidated by this policing? Are
you going to *toad* me? Do you have ethics or what?
                                lgs
 
On Sat, 5 Feb 1994, Jeremy Butler wrote:
 
> Louis,
>
> The following SCREEN-L message was sent out with your postings in mind.
> Many of the things you've sent to the list have not been in keeping
> with the spirit and guidelines of SCREEN-L.
>
> Please use a little more consideration when posting messages in the
> future.
>
> Jeremy Butler
> SCREEN-L coordinator
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
> Folks folks folks!
>
> Lately it seems like SCREEN-L messages have gotten insulting, contentious
> and decidedly un-collegial.  Several SCREEN-Litarians have sent notes to
> me (SCREEN-L coordinator/owner) personally about it.
>
> Please!  Take more care in composing notes to SCREEN-L.  Count to ten.
> Take a few deep breaths before zipping some annoyed and annoying note
> out to the over 600 SCREEN-L members.
>
> SCREEN-L's status as a totally free-flowing, UNmoderated list depends
> upon us all exercising tolerance of differing viewpoints.
>
> And just to reinforce this, here's a repeat of the SCREEN-L Principles
> and Guidelines.
>
> Thanks!
>
> --Jeremy
>
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
>                        SCREEN-L'S FOUNDING PRINCIPLE
>
>    SCREEN-L is designed for persons teaching, researching, and
>    making film and television--whether they are film/TV
>    educators, students, professionals, media librarians, or
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>    regarding film/TV criticism, theory, history, production
>    issues, and teaching.
>
>    In other words, SCREEN-L messages should somehow relate to
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>    on about, say, the poster's penchant for full-lipped actors.
>
>    CINEMA-L, a lively list also devoted to film, provides an
>    entertaining forum for folks wanting to chat more informally
>    about the movies.  Its address is [log in to unmask]  There are
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>
>
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> |                                                             |
> | Jeremy Butler                                               |
> | SCREEN-L Coordinator                   [log in to unmask] |
> | Telecommunication & Film Dept  *  The University of Alabama |
> |                                                             |
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