an alt.poly post

[firecat]

Since I broke my own guideline of not contributing to dogpiling threads on alt.poly, I obligated myself to make a substantive post to alt.poly.

When I thought up the idea for the post, I initially hesitated to post it because I thought that some folks might believe I was sending messages to them personally or referring to their situation specifically. Which I amn't.

But I couldn't think of any other thing to post, so I went ahead and posted it anyway.

I hope that neither the post nor the disclaimer hurts or offends anyone.

Comments

[eeyorerin]

I went and looked up the post (usenet reading went out the window when I was writing my dissertation, and I have to remind myself to go back), and I found it very useful and very resonant for me. If I write about it in my own journal, may I quote from it (with attribution)?

[kightp.livejournal.com]

I can't imagine anyone taking offense. It's a solid, thoughtful post and when I have more time, I may respond to it. It wants some noodling and right now my noodle is otherwise engaged.

And I *love* Betsy's quote from your .sig file. (-:

[leback.livejournal.com]

I liked the post. I'll have little to say in response, I imagine, but I'm likely to chew on it a fair bit.

I suspect I will regret not staying out of that other thread soon enough.

[lysana.livejournal.com]

I'm actually bothering to look at alt.poly for the first time in ages because of this post of yours. But you have a good head on your shoulders, so I figure denying myself a look-see would be silly.

[ailbhe]

Not on my server yet. Subject line?

[snippy]

I didn't take it personally in the sense that I didn't think you'd crafted and aimed it at me. I did take it personally in the sense that I thought about what you wrote and whether it applied to me in any way that would be helpful to me. And it does, and I thank you.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

I [heart] the post, and appreciated seeing it. I didn't think it was about me, but it spoke to me anyway.

[ruth-lawrence.livejournal.com]

I liked the post, and didn't see it as actual dogpiling.

[eve-l-incarnata.livejournal.com]

What is dogpiling?

[innerdoggie.livejournal.com]

I haven't looked at alt.poly in a really long time, and was meaning to this week to see what's up. Which thread is it? I see 700+ posts, and there are two really long threads (100+)