| To: "VOCALIST" <vocalist> Subject: Re: Vocalist topics Date sent: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 18:22:34 -0500 Send reply to: VOCALIST <vocalist>
Maybe this will help guide us - it's from the Vocalist homepage and seems = as near a "mission statement" or raison d'=EAtre as we've been given for the list:
"VOCALIST was started to get together singers all over the world and to offer a forum of discussion on teaching and studying singing. On the maili= ng list we talk about technique, repertoire and interpretation among other things. All levels of skill and all styles of singing are covered and ther= e are over 800 subscribers. The language of the list is English and it is op= en to everyone."
In a previous post, Yvette wrote: "(snip)However, I remember serveral postings a few months ago concerning opinions about opera singers Charlotte Church springs immediately to mind)and a few broadway singers (ditto Bernadette Peters) and I didn't see any postings complaining about those entries."
Yvette, to me the difference is that we were discussing technique related = to teaching and studying when those other names came up. And we've certainly discussed Mariah Carey's technique pretty thoroughly before as well withou= t getting into "She's the greatest!" "Is not!" " Is too!" "Is not!" " Is too= !"
But you're right, everyone has the right to post what they will and how th= ey will and if we don't like it, we can just skip those threads or individual posters. Eventually, members who are really looking for another kind of li= st will realize that and go searching for one that is a better match for thei= r interests. And although I think Mark's comment resonated with many of us (OK, I admit it - I laughed), we've been a lot more patient, at least in print, with some really unpleasant "fully grown" posters.
Laura
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