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1995-05-03 11:05Desmond K. Hill *word up*
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1995-05-03 11:05Desmond K. Hill>I think people on the list respect you and your background >and take your opinions seriou
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Desmond K. Hill
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Miles Egan
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Date:
Wed, 3 May 1995 11:05:31 +0000
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quoted 5 lines I think people on the list respect you and your background>I think people on the list respect you and your background >and take your opinions seriously. Second, because I know you are capable >of writing very perceptive and articulate reviews. Overall, I'm very glad >you're on the list, but I wish you'd use your influence more carefully. >Peace?
nice one. peace, yeah miles. most definitely. this has been a 'learning experience' for quite possibly, everyone on the list, particularly myself. but the ongoing misrepresentation of my background is burdensome. the beauty of this medium is that almost anyone (those capable of typing & with access to the machines) can express, discuss & create. it's one more package within the datastream, providing a fluctating interchange, an open forum where immense opportunities have yet to be fully realised. this hierarchy of respectful compliance just shouldn't exist, & i resent having to carry the preconceptions of others. working with words of course, allows one to realise just how opaquely inadequate they are. the beauty of language is that despite this, myriad interpretations remain an active possibility.. even so, no-one should be incarcerated within their own sentences. des