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virus: Please Observe the Plodder's Ethic
« on: 2003-03-08 15:32:55 » |
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It has come to my attention in the planning of the CoV Book Chat that some
people upon its announcement immediately engaged in various types of
disparaging and/or spoiling types of behavior in the #virus channel. As a
point of moderation I think spoiling a book for others like this is rude.
You have been warned. If you choose to engage in spoilage type behavior it
is possible that you may find yourself kick-banned for some as yet determined
time period. I don't think we will be, or will have to be too nazi-like
about this. If someone catches you doing this, I think a gentle reminder of
the plodder's ethic should do the trick the first time.
Also some have disparaged the reading material:
http://www.kuro5hin.org/prime-intellect/mopiidx.html
That's okay. That is not a point of moderation. But I would like to address
them a bit. I personally intend to read this book along with the book chat.
I may not always make it early enough to catch the beginning, but I hope to
at least pop in. Maybe it is or maybe it isn't a great visionary work. But
if the first chapter has anything to say, I think it will at least be
entertaining. Let's get real. It's only a 30 min chat. A mini chat. Let's
look at this from the PoV of having a ritual. Like reading the comics in the
morning. Or catching a soap opera on your lunch break. We don't need the
insight of the century here, just a little nice fluffy content that can hold
your attention for a while, while you chew the cud with fellow Virians. Make
fun of it if you wish. But I think this works as a ritual precisely because
I can cover the material (1 chap) in so short of a time. It's a relatively
small investment of time, something many of us can envision doing in a few
stolen or free moments during the day. And knowing in advance that there
will be enforcement of a plodders ethic protects that investment of time --
you won't come to the chat suddenly realizing that you are the only one who
hasn't read to the end of the book and nobody really wants to talk about the
chapter you just read. Now perhaps you have already read to the end of the
book. I think you can participate just fine if you make a point of at least
rereading the assigned chapter before the chat begins, and engage in the chat
in a constructive manner while observing the plodder's ethic. If you don't
think that you can do this, then perhaps you ought not get too involved,
perhaps just lurking might be in order.
Am I wrong about this?
Love,
-Jake
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