Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-24 Thread Mark Lause via groups.io
I wouldn't assume thst posts which don't generate feedback are meaningless or getting ignored. It could be just as easily reflect a consensus of agreement by the group. On Tue, Dec 24, 2024, 12:03 PM Anthony Boynton via groups.io wrote: > Thank you John, Dennis, Mark, Jim, Dennis, Erik, Tom, Mic

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-24 Thread Anthony Boynton via groups.io
Thank you John, Dennis, Mark, Jim, Dennis, Erik, Tom, Michael, Karen, and Hari. I think the best sign of the slow revival of this list is the growth of the moderators' group itself. Louis worried about who to pass the torch to, but Les was the only one of his candidates who picked up the ball. S

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-24 Thread hari kumar via groups.io
Thank you Karen. Any practical suggestions to offer to rectify what is happening? If you can offer some that would be great. If not - quite understand. Hari -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34245): https://groups.io/g/marxm

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-24 Thread Karen Saunders via groups.io
I'm one of the women who've subscribed to and read Marxmail for many years, and have learned a lot from some posters, but have rarely posted or responded to a post. This is partly because of the uncomradely way in which some posters continue to write and partly because there are more important u

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-24 Thread hari kumar via groups.io
Good am in particular to Tom, Jim and Dennis: Obviously the sparse postings by those discernibly female, is a concern. (We have not even touched on the issue of other diversities). In any case, I do have three simple points: i) Separation of *content* matter and *tone of debate* seems important t

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread dan via groups.io
Amen. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34239): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34239 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/110264786/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replyi

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread Mark Baugher
> On Dec 23, 2024, at 2:54 PM, Dennis Brasky via groups.io > wrote: > > Isn't there one woman available to serve? The answer is no, and please pardon my previous, glib response to you, Dennis. Some context might be helpful since we have been working on demographically expanding the list f

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread Michael Meeropol via groups.io
I would also like to argue that the number of responses one gets is not indicative of the value of any one post. Lots of us READ and do not respond --- we READ and LEARN and THINK --- -- so please let's not measure the success of peoples' posts by the number of responses > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread Tom Walker via groups.io
This is no reflection on the moderators of the list but even I feel inhibited to post to the list because of a preponderance of discussion of geopolitics. I'm not saying geopolitics is unimportant but the extent to which discussions on an email list are going to affect events in, say Syria is minis

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread Erik Toren via groups.io
Thanks for keeping this forum going! Gracias! Erik On Mon, Dec 23, 2024 at 4:33 PM John A Imani via groups.io wrote: > List Moderators > > Les Schaffer > > David Walters > > Anthony Boynton > > Mark Baugher > > Mark A. Lause > > Michael Meeropol > > Hari Kumar > > Big THANX for keeping this foru

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread Dennis Brasky via groups.io
Jim - as always I appreciate YOUR mature and comradely response to a serious question. On Mon, Dec 23, 2024 at 9:13 PM Jim Farmelant via groups.io wrote: > That's a problem that this list has suffered from since it began in 1998. > There have been relatively few women participating in this list.

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread Dennis Brasky via groups.io
It's not my job to count posters - just to comment on the absence of even one female moderator. Are there any female subscribers out there (unless they prefer anonymity) who would have an interest in being a moderator? > > I'm impressed that you can see into my soul. Now try counting the number >

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread Jim Farmelant via groups.io
That's a problem that this list has suffered from since it began in 1998. There have been relatively few women participating in this list. Hence, the lack of woman moderators comes as no surprise. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply O

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread Mark Baugher
> On Dec 23, 2024, at 6:06 PM, Dennis Brasky via groups.io > wrote: > > What a brilliant response! You gave more of an answer to who you are than you > probably realize. > > > On Dec 23, 2024, at 2:54 PM, Dennis Brasky via groups.io > > wrote: > > > > Isn't there one woman available to s

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread Dennis Brasky via groups.io
What a brilliant response! You gave more of an answer to who you are than you probably realize. > > > On Dec 23, 2024, at 2:54 PM, Dennis Brasky via groups.io gmail@groups.io> wrote: > > > > Isn't there one woman available to serve? > > duh! > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: Yo

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread Mark Baugher
> On Dec 23, 2024, at 2:54 PM, Dennis Brasky via groups.io > wrote: > > Isn't there one woman available to serve? duh! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#34229): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/34229 Mute This Topic

Re: [marxmail] Big THANX to Les Schaffer and the Comrade Moderators

2024-12-23 Thread Dennis Brasky via groups.io
Isn't there one woman available to serve? On Mon, Dec 23, 2024 at 5:33 PM John A Imani via groups.io wrote: > List Moderators > > Les Schaffer > > David Walters > > Anthony Boynton > > Mark Baugher > > Mark A. Lause > > Michael Meeropol > > Hari Kumar > > Big THANX for keeping this forum going a