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Re: Feedback on Forum Changes
Posted:
Oct 25, 2005 8:35 PM
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> > Hello Everyone!
> >
> > Well I seemed to have opened a whole can of worms.
> I
> > had no intention of stifling anyone’s discussion.
>
> Anytime you lock out a string, a thread, you stop the
> discussion. You need to spend some time going back
> to the beginning of the threads and read the history
> that is here. When Ray sites that historic
> conversations exist here, he does not fully inform
> you that they continnue. I know that you believe
> yourself to be of greater intelligence than those of
> us who are regulars here. You probably believe that
> your side of insiders are more intelligent, more
> informed, more educated than we are. But let share
> my knowledge with you. We regulars have created
> unique community in the internet. That was the
> intention of the forums. Go back and look at the
> words put out by the staff. We have applied
> tremendous energy and creativity to these threads.
> Sadly instead of being acknowledged as artists we
> e have been assulated by those who can not manage to
> capture the attention of lurkers. This is not the
> first time the "staff" has tried to take back the
> forum space for thier own self serving agenda: to
> support the rest of the site's features. Frankly the
> "editorial acume" is not up to the taks of providing
> really interesting material to drive ongoing
> conversation in the forums. It is just a fact Wil.
> See for yourself; read the coyote threads from the
> beginning. I know you do not have the time; but
> make the time if you are going to white wash what
> one Minnesota Artist is doing with what the McKnight
> foundation and Walker Board are funding. The
> purpose of the site is to advance our careers.
> Jaime Longoria has done exactly that. I would say
> y I have done it better than any other artist. You
> see Wil from the start I realized that the forums are
> the key to being seen outside of our state. The
> articles are just more of the rubbish that is
> "published" on the e. The public does with it as
> they do with magazines; puruse and dump. But the
> forums are like live debates; without rules. It is
> facinating for some people who really want think
> about art to watch these. Lurkers follow thier
> interest. They following interesting Posters. Don't
> believe me; Read the Coyote threads. it is all
> there.
>
> > The reason for the lock on the thread was that the
> > conversation seemed to be at a pause, and I
> thought
> > it was a good opportunity for the conversation to
> > relocate to a bright and shiny new thread.
>
> It is always the case that people think they can
> start a new thread and that it will be better;
> vanity my friend; it is not the thread but the
> exchanges that drive interest.
> >
> > I will be returning the thread to its previous
> > location and will continue there.
>
>
> >
> > I am also creating a feedback thread about forum
> > changes in the News & Announcements Forum so you
> all
> > can let us know what you thing of the ongoing
> forum
> > evolution.
>
> This is a mistake; people will let you know in any
> thread when you screw up. To try to contain it with
> a complaint form is silly and immature.
> The is not ladies tea party with "ediquette rules".
> This is forum. Read a little history about free
> forums. What makes the Forums special is that it is
> a "free space". Restrict it and you will embarrass
> all of Minnesota as a state where "Artists" censor
> other Artists.
> >
> > Its too bad that typed responses in a forum only
> > convey the words of the individual, not their
> > intention.
>
> Learn to use your words with care. You are an
> educated man. Didn't you have a fourth grade teacher
> just as I did. Mrs. Bassy taught me to be careful
> about what I wrote. She said what say into air is
> soon lost, but what you pen Mr. Longoria you are
> father to....Learn to write what you feel Wil; Read
> MAS. Gabe is a brilliant writer of the fealling of a
> working and working artist. He can teach you how to
> emote into the forum. There is none better. Take
> the time read and learn Will. You will be a better
> man for it.
>
> I ask all of you to keep this in mind as
> > the changes to the forums continue: All of this
> is
> > being done with the intention of making the forums
> > MORE inclusive and easy to use.
>
> Ecluding those that are here for those that you want
> to be here is the worst kind of Racism any man can
> practice. Call your mom Will ask her about the
> displacement of the Native People to make the West a
> more inclusive space. Get it will.
>
> The line that there exists those people who want to
> be here but are afraid of others here is just Racist.
> It is White people who feel uncomfortable on Lake
> Street who call for the removal of "them".
>
> I am them. I am them all over the world Will.
>
> >
> > Cheers
> > Will
> >
> > Will Lager
> > mnartists.org , Community Liaison(to the white
> community only?)
And will Bob ever stand up for White Men? White American Men?
Hi Bob, what ever happened to your friend Francis?
coyote on chile de china!!!
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