Yet another tuning list formed

A well-known member of the microtonal community, who has recently been
involved in another list, now defunct, has made it known that he wants
to come back online and air his views.

Because this person is, shall we say, controversial, finding an online
home for him can be difficult. I do like keeping communication open, so
I've set up a group accommodating to "tough guys" and anyone else who
might be interested.

/tuning-challenges

This is the group charter:

Welcome to the Tuning Challenges list!

This list is meant to accommodate people, topics, and means of
expression which are sometimes found to be challenging on other lists.

Off-topic posts are widely tolerated. Membership is open.

Posts to this list will be uncensored to the greatest possible degree;
let the reader beware! I would draw the line at some extremes, however,
including threats of physical violence, and perhaps particularly lurid
profanity.

I would ask that individual posters limit daily input to a level which
will not clog my 33K phone line. If you can't say it in 500 lines,
consider hiring an editor!

My goal is not to promote discord or extreme language; far from it! My
hope is that, through discourse and exchange of ideas, however rough and
tumble, people might come to understand each other better.

JdL

> A well-known member of the microtonal community, who has recently been
> involved in another list, now defunct, has made it known that he wants
> to come back online and air his views.

Well... he should do so by all means. What stops him?

I'd rather have a "tough guy" here, as long as he can refine his prose to
<500 lines, than have to subscribe to yet another list!

Rick

[I wrote:]
>>A well-known member of the microtonal community, who has recently been
>>involved in another list, now defunct, has made it known that he wants
>>to come back online and air his views.

[Rick McGowan wrote:]
>Well... he should do so by all means. What stops him?

>I'd rather have a "tough guy" here, as long as he can refine his prose
>to <500 lines, than have to subscribe to yet another list!

Sounds fine to me. He posted on tuning_gossip, and at least one member
off-list expressed a wish not to have him there. Thought I'd offer a
home, but it's certainly not the only choice.

JdL

----- Original Message -----
From: John A. deLaubenfels <jdl@...>

> A well-known member of the microtonal community, who has recently been
> involved in another list, now defunct, has made it known that he wants
> to come back online and air his views.
>
> Because this person is, shall we say, controversial, finding an online
> home for him can be difficult. I do like keeping communication open, so
> I've set up a group accommodating to "tough guys" and anyone else who
> might be interested.

If it's BMcL, he's welcome to sub to the original Tuning list and take the
heat there.

It never stopped some other "controversial" from posting there.

David Beardsley
http://mp3.com/davidbeardsley