[stylist] Rule for publication

Wed Dec 7 03:03:15 UTC 2011

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Marion Gwizdala

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim" <jhomme1028 at gmail.com>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2011 6:26 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Rule for publication

> Jacky,
> In my humble opinion, nobody on this group is going to share a poem of
> yours if you ask them not to. If you would go to a non-electronic
> forum and pass a hard copy of your poem around, someone could share
> it, if they wanted to. I think that this is just an electronic way to
> allow us to see your work, and is not publishing. Yes, it's letting
> others see it, but the spirit of sharing is to only let the group see
> it. The spirit and letter of publication is to allow anyone in the
> world, potentially, read your work. Therefore, I say it's OK to share,
> and if you want me to, I will delete your poem as soon as possible
> after I see it and won't share it.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
>
> On 12/6/11, Jacqueline Williams <jackieleepoet at cox.net> wrote:
>> Bridget,
>> I have mentioned before my worry about putting a poem I intend to submit 
>> on
>> this site. Here is the rule from NSFPS. Tell me how you interpret this. I
>> interpreted it to mean that even if I want  it critiqued, it is still
>> putting it up electronically.
>> I would appreciate comments from all about this problem.
>>
>> CONTEST RULES
>> (Any violation will disqualify entry.)
>> 1. Any poem submitted must:
>> be the original work of the contestant, unpublished in any form, 
>> including
>> electronically and placed on exhibition, not under consideration or 
>> accepted
>> for publication. (Award will be recalled if a winning poem is found to be 
>> in
>> violation of rules before publication in the NFSPS anthology of prize 
>> poems
>>
>> Jackie
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
>> Sent: Monday, December 05, 2011 1:11 PM
>> To: stylist at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: [stylist] A new list for book discussions
>>
>> Nor does Microsoft Word info and tips, writing and word definitions,
>> philosophical discussions and debates, debates in general, book
>> recommendations, how the weather is, how the kids are, who's sick, who's
>> going to convention... In the few years I've been a part of Stylist, the
>> majority of posts have revolved around the topics I mention and more. I,
>> personally, have no problem with this, but from time to time, I see post
>> ranting about alleged off-topic threads, and people stating what is and
>> is not appropriate for Stylist, and I have to wonder why this is. If
>> Stylist was a serious writers online community, we all would be
>> consistently posting writing pieces we're working on, and as a
>> community, we would provide constructive criticism and other feedback,
>> which would be internalized by each author and considered in their
>> revision. This only happens occasionally, and when someone does post
>> actual material they're working on, it's rare to have more than 2 or 3
>> people provide comments. So, how exactly are book discussion or book
>> reviews not good ideas for Stylist? And to be blunt, most of those
>> against such a forum on Stylist rarely post their writing. If this
>> listserve is suppose to be for sharing and critiquing writing, why does
>> this rarely happen, and if someone is so against anything else posted
>> here, why do they not share writing of their own? Just my two cents.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>> Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
>> Read my blog at:
>> http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
>>
>> "History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
>> The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan
>>
>> Message: 12
>> Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 20:22:03 -0600
>> From: "Barbara Hammel" <poetlori8 at msn.com>
>> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] A new list just for book discussions
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>>
>> Justin has a point.  That's why I suggested doing it on the writer's
>> chat
>> list.  Talking about books we've read isn't talking about how to write
>> or
>> how to get published or where to find sources for research. Talking
>> about books we've read is just that.  Reading aids us in being
>> better writers but it's not about our writing.
>> Just my two dollars worth--you know, inflation and all that rot. Barbara
>>
>>
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