[percy-l] LITR Slow Read - A Few Logistical Recommendations from the List Administrator (Please read)

janetcantor37 at yahoo.com janetcantor37 at yahoo.com
Sat Jun 28 17:21:27 EDT 2014


Excellent comment. I love it, especially when you tell us to watch where we laugh. I read two pages and I am already laughing.
Janet Cantor


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 From: Lauren Stacy Berdy <lauren.stacy.berdy at gmail.com>
To: wppdirector at gmail.com 
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2014 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [percy-l] LITR Slow Read - A Few Logistical Recommendations from the List Administrator (Please read)
 


I,too,have an interest in reading what others survey as they read "Love in the Ruins"
I can't say that I will want to comment. 

Although I would agree reading some of the threads that have come
      my way that there 
seems to be a tendency towards making a campsite of " Love in the
      Ruins" instead of a trail. 

Become a pilgrim. See the world thru his words and see what
      arising as you read them. Watch where your thoughts come from. 
Who is making these opinions in your head?
 Watch yourself and travel lightly with no  preconceived thoughts
      in the  rucksack of your mind. 

Watch how you laugh and in what parts,,,,,,,and know that it is a
      cosmic laughter of saying Yes....... I KNOW JUST WHAT HE MEANS
stand out of the way and let the good doctor tell his story 

he is a story teller first and we are all his characters

with gratitude, 
Lauren Stacy Berdy








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On 6/28/2014 9:33 AM, Henry Mills wrote:

Jim, you have an excellent idea in suggesting a specific subject title line for the LITR Slow Read. Rhonda, thanks for lining up the "discussion leaders." 

In terms of myself as Percy-L administrator, my general goals
        and service to the list are simply to promote smooth operation
        of the list logistically.  I customarily, thus, set aside my own
        political perspectives in wishing to advance a healthy,
        productive community process in what I hope will always remain a
        democratic forum. As such, as facilitator, I welcome any
        comments or suggestions at anytime from Percy-L members as they
        relate to issues facing the entire list, as mailed to percy-l-owner at lists.ibiblio.org .  In contrast, more pointed personal disagreements between members are best handled off-line between the parties involved and should not necessarily involve me.  The civility and broad-mindedness of Walker Percy, I hope, will always be our highest model of good in our exchanges, both public and private.

With that understanding in mind of my role, I currently have
        three suggestions at this time to offer the group for optimal
        flow of LITR discussion:

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1) MESSAGE NAMING
As per Jim's comment above, perhaps a good naming convention for
        posts would be to follow the chapter titles of LITR being
        discussed each week.  For example, to start:

    LITR Slow Read - Chapter 1 - "July Fourth" 

The title of discussion can then change each time a new chapter
        is begun.  Rhonda, you will be in the best position to start
        such a convention.  Karl, you could then follow suit with a
        change to: LITR Slow Read - Chapter 2 - "July First" when you
        pick up with your discussion post the following week.


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2) REPLYING TO PREVIOUS MESSAGES
For the benefit of all Percy-L members - those active in
        discussion or simply observing -- in replying to posted LITR
        topics, it may be helpful if LITR discussion members provide a
        beginning line in their message response indicating to whom they
        are replying and about what using key quotes (brevity is
        encouraged when it comes to quoting).


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3) DISCUSSION TO REMAIN UNMODERATED
I foresee the LITR discussion (as in general it is) will remain
        unmoderated according to the Percy-L "Welcome Message," which
        outlines that:

"The Percy-L forum is open to the discussion of all topics
        pertaining to the work and thought of the American novelist and
        philosopher Walker Percy. Students, general readers, and
        scholars are all welcome, as well as simply the curious. There
        is no standing agenda for the list except the promotion of
        commentary of the sort that one would expect from people with a
        special interest in Percy.  As such, the list will remain
        unmoderated unless some future reason requires it. A diverse
        range of critical and lay perspectives is therefore welcomed, if
        not encouraged, as long as the manner and method of expression
        are responsible toward and respectful of the parties they are
        addressed to, as well as the interests of the larger list
        membership as a whole."

And further, "Needless to say, both patience and tolerance are
        encouraged in all matters related to the list, for electronic
        discussion of this sort is fraught with the potential for
        misunderstanding, even as it provides for new channels of
        discussion."

For a complete review of the Percy-L guidelines and basic user
        commands for the list, I invite members to visit;
http://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/discussion/listserv/listserv.guidelines.html

Thank you again to our leaders, and let us look forward to some
        exciting reading discussion starting with Rhonda's introduction
        of topics on 6/29-6/30.  Success with LITR may mean future slow
        reads of other Percy's works for the list's enjoyment.

Happy reading and discussion!
Henry Mills

Percy-L Manager


On 6/28/14, 6:37 AM, Jim Forest wrote:
> I'm not able to commit to leading a section but would do my
        best to participate.
>
> Let's give this a new subject heading. (Slow reading of
        Love in the Ruins?)
>  
> Jim Forest
>





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