I guess I was wrong and Steve was right. As usual I have wandered through
life ignoring any slights or insults people have passed around. I guess I
didn't notice I was being ignored by the elite. Jack
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From: Sam <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Tue, July 13, 2010 11:24:56 PM
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] conference (answering Mr. Barr)
I agree.
And when someone not so knowledgeable offers something to the 78-L group - they
are often derided or belittled.
It's happened quite a few times to me.
In fact, it got so bad a while back, that I left the group.
On 14/07/2010, at 1:01 PM, Mark Durenberger wrote:
> In defense of Steve...there's some of that elitist stuff going on right now on
>78-L.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mark Durenberger
>
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> From: "jack palmer" <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 13, 2010 8:14 PM
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] conference (answering Mr. Barr)
>
>> Steve,
>> May I be the first to say to you I do not feel that these (as you say)
>> highly educated people ignore us mere mortals. I have no college degrees but
>> have managed to survive in this world and have now reached the age of 85
>>without
>> feeling overlooked by the so called educated group. Either you have allowed
>> yourself to feel inferior or you are trying to create problems. Since I know
>> you personally I am not sure exactly what you are trying to accomplish. Jack
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Steven C. Barr <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Tue, July 13, 2010 8:01:59 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] conference (answering Mr. Barr)
>>
>> From: "Marie O'Connell" <[log in to unmask]>
>>> Mr. Barr
>>> I actually have a very healthy sense of humour but I took exception to your
>>> posting this to the ARSClist, with the header using two other international
>>> and professional associations.
>>> And, to quote you, "Your use of a near obscenity would suggest that you
>>> object to virtually ALL of the Internet content...?!" seems to fade somewhat
>>> when you have told listers to "FOAD" at least twice recently.
>>> good people have left this list and lurk.
>>>
>> I rather suspect that the inherent problem is the fact that many (a
majority?)
>> of ARSC members (and thus list participants) have *graduate* degrees...
>> and thus see themselves as far superior to us hapless mortals with
>> ordinary degrees (or worse yet NO degrees whatsoever...?!) The inevitable
>> result is that (1) too much over-valued information is posted, comprehensible
>> only to the elites that frequent the list...and (2) worse yet, the use of the
>> list for ordinary "mundane" exchanges is considered an inherent misuse
>> of the list...?!
>>
>> Did I not occasionally see a message from which I can glean some useful
>> discographic information, I would give in to your uber-academic disdain
>> and restrict myself to the 78-L list where there are NO formal prerequisites
>> for admission...?!
>>
>> Steven C. Barr
>> (mere B.A., Illinois State University, 1975...BUT reknowned discographic
>> expert!)
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