Re: Quick update and Moving, Moving

[bigLight <biglight at pacbell_net>]

Firstly: thanks for Karin's mother doing well; continued prayers that 
things get better.

Linford's coda to his recent letter raises an important issue: why do 
those of us that email often on this list do so?

OTRhine at aol_com wrote:

> 
> 
> someone who hangs around on 
> the discussion list because he is cynical and lacks options.


Do we post here because we "lack options?"



> 
> The discussion list was intended to be a wide open forum for the discussion 
> of Over the Rhine's music. 


This is something that I've been thinking about a lot anyway. Why is 
that posts *not* about OTR get more play on the list than posts about 
OTR? Almost all of the threads I've tried to start about OTR-related 
things die after one or fewer responses. Why is that?

It's not moderated, and we may move to a different 
> format in coming months. 



!

Much of the tone and content of the discussion list 
> is not all that relevant to what Over the Rhine is about (according to the 
> great majority of our fans),


This raises an interesting question: what is OTR "about." Who are "the 
majority of OTR fans" and what do they think OTR is about?


 The band has always taken a hands off approach with the 
> list, but I guess if someone wishes to use that pallette to express 
> sentiments that are a blatant effront to the spirit of Over the Rhine and the 
> community we've tried to bring together over the years, they'll probably hear 
> from us sooner or later.


What is the spirit of OTR? How can we work to foster it instead of 
other, er, "sickening" content?

How and when do we draw the line between acceptable content and 
unacceptable content?

Don't have any ready answers myself yet.

-John


-- 
++++++++++++++++++++++++++
In the electoral campaign, President Bush named as the most important 
person in his life Jesus Christ. Now he has a unique chance to prove 
that he meant it seriously: for him, as for all Americans today, "Love 
thy neighbor!" means "Love the Muslims!" OR IT MEANS NOTHING AT ALL.

  -  Slavoj Zizek, "Welcome To The Desert Of The Real II: Reflections on 
WTC"

++++++++++++++++++++++++++

http://www.johnpauldavis.org

---------------
Unsubscribe by going to http://www.actwin.com/OtR/

---

Follow-Ups:

• Re: Quick update and Moving, Moving
• From: bigLight <biglight at pacbell_net>

References:

• Quick update and Moving, Moving
• From: OTRhine at aol_com

---

• Prev by Date: RE: Caution is the better part of valour.....and OTR content
• Next by Date: Re: war...
• Prev by thread: Quick update and Moving, Moving
• Next by thread: Re: Quick update and Moving, Moving
• Index(es):
  • Date
  • Thread