On 24 July 2002, Brian Thornton wrote:
: In fact, I posted something to this group a couple of weeks
ago
: talking about my first writers' conference, and never saw
it actually
: materialize here. I just figured someone in some position
of
: authority here decided it was off-topic and killed
it.
If mail doesn't show up on the list, it's almost always
because it was sent with an attachment (an HTML version of
the message, one of those v-card things, or something else).
That gets intercepted and I try to send a note explaining why
it happened. The list isn't moderated, though, and I don't
approve what's posted. If I did I'd never have to remind
people to be on topic!
Self-promotion beyond small announcements by writers is
discouraged, though we're all interested to hear of new HB or
noir stuff published by list members. I think one reason
there's not much talk by writers about themselves--which
people seem to like, and I know I do--is that we're all here
as devotees of the genre, joined by that common bond. I'll
use George Pelecanos as an example, since he's not here. He
didn't talk much about his books, although when asked he'd
say really interesting things. Mostly he just liked to talk
about his favourite books and writers, because he loves all
the same stuff the rest of us do.
Bill
-- William Denton : Toronto, Canada : http://www.miskatonic.org/ : Caveat lector.
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