Tony Williams wrote: >I'd like to support David Desser's insightful comments on the whole BLADE >RUNNER issue and suggest some significant additions to the Screen-L >guidelines. >1. No major film should be discussed on this network unless the >participants show familiarity with the previous literature available on >the film and state (with reference to this material) how their interpretation >differs from others commonly available. SCREEN-L is a forum for both students and teachers of film/TV. As such it is open to queries from subscribers with a variety of backgrounds in film/TV study. "Familiarity with the previous literature" is not a requirement for posting a message. Indeed, it is expected that subscribers may use SCREEN-L in order to be guided to pertinent articles, books, and films/TV programs. >2. The moderator should distinguish genuine enquiries and discussions >from those mailings by students who wish contributors to write their >papers for them. Students should not expect SCREEN-L subscribers to do their work for them, to substitute for some basic research in the nearest library. However, responsible inquiries from students stuck on a thorny research issue are always welcome. The moderating of SCREEN-L will always take a generous attitude toward letting messages through. If a message is on the borderline of acceptibility, we will let it through--preferring to err on the side of letting too much through instead of too little. Thanks to one and all for their thoughts on SCREEN-L, and now back to our regularly scheduled discussions... ---- Jeremy Butler SCREEN-L Moderator mailto:[log in to unmask] SCREENsite: http://www.sa.ua.edu/SCREENsite/ Telecommunication & Film/University of Alabama/Tuscaloosa ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]