[Imc-web] [Fwd: J. Futrelle text]

[Paul Riismandel]

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Subject: J. Futrelle text
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 23:52:26 -0600
From: Robert Porter <bwp61 at ix.netcom.com>
To: paul at ucimc.org



Paul,

Here's the complete text of Joe's comments on the subject of Newspoetry on 
the IMC arts page:

From: Joe Futrelle 
Date: Mon Feb 03, 2003  02:27:01 PM US/Central
To: Robert Porter , sascha at ucimc.org
Subject: Re: [Newspoetry] Attn: newspoets. Newspoetry on the ucimc website?


I want to attend but I have a major deadine which will prevent me from 
being there.  Other Newspoets can represent me there.  My main 
contribution would have been the experience of running Newspoetry. There 
are some suggestions I would make:

- encourage diversity by using moderation to not allow any voice to 
dominate
- use the editorship to offer suggestions and assignments for possible 
material that would be of interest
- encourage collaborative work between participants
- discourage the use of the forum for
   - criticism of people's work (unless specifically requested by the 
artist), including positive comments about people's work (tends to 
discourage others)
   - discussion of issues and ideas -- focus just on sharing work and 
direct people who want to discuss to other, discussion forums