Re: Classical Greek and Latin Discussion Group
"DANIEL P. Tompkins" <[email protected]>
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Twitter can be very worthwhile. So can Classics-L if folks contribute Best, Dan Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 28, 2019, at 7:14 PM, Marianne McDonald <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sad....I thought this was a wonderful group, with lively discussions. > > I also refuse to use Twitter, and I only visit facebook when my kids tell me to: see them surfing etc. > >> On 6/28/19 4:11 PM, DANIEL P. Tompkins wrote: >> As a listserv “owner” I can say participation has dwindled in many fields. Oddly some “progressive” listervs at the same time seem to discourage contributions (not a way to build a movement). This has been a medium for vibrant dialogue, which now seems to have move to Facebook, which I don’t use, and Twitter, and others. >> >> So, the action seems to have moved on. >> >> Dan >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Jun 28, 2019, at 7:00 PM, Marianne McDonald <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I think it was cleared up. List went a bit silent, and I was used to lots of messages in a day. Vacation time? Some regulars defected to twitter? >>> >>> Nice to see a fellow Irish. I'm an Irish citizen besides American. Had a place over there for a while, and also taught classical drama in various places. Also taught modern versions. >>> Guggenheim once too paid my way, and other organizations. Still teaching my Ph.D. students here, and a new one graduated this fall, writing on various forms >>> of Irish Theatre, like the hunger stikers as performance art. But at 83 I might consider retiring after my next two students finish their Ph.D.s. >>> >>> Thanks Patrick. >>> Gratefully, >>> Marianne >>> >>> >>>> On 6/28/19 3:20 PM, Patrick T. Rourke wrote: >>>> I didn't see any error messages from UCSD; if I notice them I will immediately reinstate. >>>> >>>> ____________ >>>> P. T. Rourke >>>> >>>>> On Jun 28, 2019, at 5:10 PM, Marianne McDonald <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>> I'm Marianne McDonald and been a member of the list since I can remember, and suddenly I'm not getting any when I usually had several in a day. >>>>> >>>>> Would you please reinstate me? >>>>> >>>>> Gratefully, >>>>> >>>>> Marianne