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Re: A little self examination?
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 22 Oct 2000 22:17:30 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Selçuk Göre writes:
> Everyone is
> free to be famous here, just as everyone is free to participate.
> Elitism, in my mind, is not allowing people to participate who is not a
> famous one.
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> The point here is, if someone is distinguishable from the crowd by
> anything he/she perform that relates to the founding purpose of the
> community, he/she will be famous than the other participants of the
> community. If you are distinguishable, then naturally you are rare, and
> rare means "not for everyone". People should accept this. I know my
> level of contribution, I know my level of dedication, so I'm happy with
> my level of "popularity". Most of my messages went without any replies,
> but who cares. I'm one of the most veteran members of Lugnet, but I'm
> not so popular around. Many people might even wonder when they see my
> member number (#4) who is this guy?
You might be surprised.... For instance (correct me if I am wrong!), you have a
good sense of humor, you are a cat person, and IIRC it was you who recently
made that utterly charming statement about not knowing enough offensive words
to be able to adequately express yourself in English.
And I'm not a particularly observant person. You can imagine what someone more
observant than I picks up from reading Lugnet posts, even those not written by
the most vocal and conspicuous among us. (Just because a post doesn't get a
reply doesn't mean it hasn't been noticed by many!)
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> In brief, I believe our community is not an elitist one in its current
> form. And I wish this will continue like that.
Agreed!
Maggie C.
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| Hi Tim, Actually, I'm also thinking the subject of "is lugnet elitist?" from time to time, and even throw out some of my 0.02 Turkish liras about the subject in some cases, both in RTL and here in Lugnet. I'm strongly against elitism and alienating (...) (24 years ago, 19-Oct-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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