[stylist] Writing List Trends

Sat Aug 1 19:30:23 UTC 2015

Sorry for continually chiming in, but while I stand by my earlier comments
and agree 100% with comments Lynda, Barbara and others have made, I do agree
with Eve that we should turn the focus back to writing, which we have,
smile. I think off-topic threads are just fine, but as Eve points out, we
have perhaps carried on too long with recent off-topic threads.

I do miss when we had more people posting their work, and a few years ago we
had members drafting pieces on a writing topic and sharing with the list. I
love getting to know all of you and learning new things, but I also enjoy
our time spent on writing related topics.

So hey, here's to a balanced, unified life, ha-ha.

Bridgit

-----Original Message-----
From: stylist [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Barbara
HAMMEL via stylist
Sent: Saturday, August 01, 2015 12:45 PM
To: Writers' Division Mailing List <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Cc: Barbara HAMMEL <poetlori8 at msn.com>
Subject: Re: [stylist] Writing List Trends

Everything people write here is practicing writing. Every topic is pertinent
to someone and may give fuel for someone else's writing. The nice thing
about the iPhone is it lumps messages with the same subject together.
Instead of entering on the thread to delete one at a time, just delete the
whole bunch at the source. I have not been reading many of the topics
discussed lately either, but obviously they mean something to someone or the
threads would drop. This kind of complaint is why we started that other list
in the first place. But folks got too confused as the old ones dropped off
and new ones came in. Now here we are.
Barbara

Sent from my iPhone

> On Jul 30, 2015, at 22:45, Joanne Alongi via stylist <stylist at nfbnet.org>
wrote:
> 
> List, I'mbut I'd like to make an observation. I've noticed in the past few
weeks this list is discussing guide dogs and cities and magic and wickan and
negative enrgy and such, not subjects that I'm aware of have anything to do
with writing and style. My understanding is that this is a list devoted to
writing topics. If that rule has changed perhaps I'm not aware of it. I
honestly do not want to take time out of my busy day to delete threads that
I don't have any particular interests in reading. This is why I do not
belong to many email lists. I thought I could make an exeption here. But,
I'm finding more and more that I'm not willing to do that. If people post
poetry and stories for critique and these subjects come up in discussion
that is ok. But, I got fifty emails yesterday on this list that didn't have
much to do with writing. 
> 
> I understand that the division communicates by email. I also understand
that we are giving the messages subject titles, and so I also know that I
can delete what I don't want to read. I also know I really don't want to
take the time to do that especially since I'm using my iPHone as my computer
these days and that's not always the easiest thing to do. 
> 
> I also just want to point out that it seems like we're getting off the
writing topic lately and wanted to bring it to your attention. I don't say
much, but if I'm on the board I'm going to make my opinion known from time
to time. 
> 
> So, please, write as much as you like, discuss it, and my suggestion is if
you want to discuss these other things please make a list for it. Now, if
that rule has changed and I'm not aware of it I'll be happy to sign off the
list. 
> 
> Thank you. 
> 
> shelley Queen of Bells out Sent from my iPhone 
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