From: Tara, night_of_light@yahoo.com
Subject: Seance, A Fyne Olde Lyst
Date: 2/18/2002 11:20:08 AM
To: seance@lists.no-fi.com


I've been on Seance since 1997.  I spent a great deal of time lurking 
before I felt comfortable enough to post anything.  I have to say that it's 
probably the mailing list I appreciate being on the most.  There's another 
list that I sub and unsub from on a regular basis.  It's almost like a car 
wreck that you can't look away from for long.  I won't say which list it is 
but I will say that the list is devoted to a certain artist who's audience 
was once called "the long mac brigade."  Every time I re-sub to this list I 
always wonder why I went back.  There's always flaming going on, there are 
always people describing in vivid detail the anonymous sex that they had 
that weekend, people try to 'out' each other...it may be fine for some, but 
if you put it next to Seance it leaves a lot to be desired.  I'm sure I'm 
not getting what truly bothers me about this list across the way I'd like 
to.  I guess the difference is that on Seance it feels like you're dealing 
with people and not their pretenses or their online personas.  I could be 
completely wrong about that.  Maybe some of you pretend to be any number of 
things when you write to Seance, but at least you're clever enough to make 
it plausible!
It's a pretty good thing going, this Seance stuff, I think.  As I plowed 
through the digest of that other list which shall remain nameless rolling 
my eyes, I had to wonder what the members of the Church would think if 
their devotees had a list of a similar nature.  I mean, they've made 
comments that they're not big fans Seance.  Perhaps they need to see how 
truly icky other lists can be?

Tara

NP ~ Invisible


"I can't explain what I mean.  And even if I could, I'm not sure I'd feel 
like it." -- Holden Caulfield


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