towards a list, etc.

[Madhav Deshpande]

I second Bjarte Kaldhol's majjhimaa pa.tipadaa.  The primary goal of this
list should be academic discussions of Indological matters and we don't
need to go into checking people's race, skin color, birth cirtificates,
nationalities, and passports.  None of these confer authenticity in the
arena of scholarship. Any such requirements are uncalled for.  However, if
there are signs of intemperate uncivilized language, the membership of a
poster should be ended after due warnings.  We all have the option of
deleting messages by looking at the subject line.  Best,
                                        Madhav Deshpande


On Sat, 18 Nov 2000, Bjarte Kaldhol wrote:

> Dear listmembers,
>
> I feel that this discussion is unnecessary. If people are rude and
> impolite, they should simply be excluded from the list after a warning.
> Also, if the subject discussed is too general to be meaningful, if the
> discussion degenerates into chatting, something should be done about it.
> But in general, we should be tolerant to all kinds of views and do our best
> to patiently listen to people. I find Rajaram logic interesting, and
> perhaps this kind of thinking is widespread in the West, too.
>
> Best wishes,
> Bjarte Kaldhol,
> Oslo
>
>
> ----------
> > From: Arun Gupta <suvidya at OPTONLINE.NET>
> > To: INDOLOGY at LISTSERV.LIV.AC.UK
> > Subject: Re: towards a list, etc.
> > Date: 18. november 2000 14:24
> >
> > The quietness of the library that the Indology list seeks to maintain is
> > broken whenever anyone -- much published scholar or rank amateur --
> brings
> > political opinion on this list.  Since the politics invariably pertains
> to
> > contemporary India subsequent discussion tends to polarize around West
> versus
> > East (or "Aryan" vs. "Dravidian", etc.).
> >
> > As in the case of the library, noisy political discussion should be taken
> off
> > list. Provocateur and provoked alike should be reminded to maintain
> silence.
> >
> > -Arun Gupta
>