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Re: Why we hate/love the STC (Was open letter ...)

Subject: Re: Why we hate/love the STC (Was open letter ...)
From: Bruce Byfield <bbyfield -at- axionet -dot- com>
To: "TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com>
Date: Sun, 08 Aug 2004 11:47:18 +0000


Steven Jong wrote:

Unfortunately, the initial spate of responses to Eric's announcement (we could move TECHWR-L anywhere, just as long as it doesn't fall into the clutches of--yuck!--STC) has had the effect of driving away most of the folks in the STC community, including those who would have both the means and the motivation to help keep TECHWR-L going. It kept me from responding for the last week...

What do you mean? Although several of us spoke out against the STC, supporters haven't been shy about sticking up for it, either. I think that you might be extrapolating too much from your own reaction.

However, speaking only for myself, I have no trouble with individuals from the STC. Many are fine people. It is the STC, with all its baggage that I think would be disastrous for Techwr-l. If a new organization that included STC members took over Techwr-l, I personally wouldn't object, so long as they didn't try to associate it with the STC.

If we consider how to maintain this resource without excluding a large and active segment of the population, we can find a better solution.

This cuts both ways. STC control of the list would be just as exclusionary. The only difference would be the people excluded.

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