[total] RE: [extropy-chat] What _is_ it with the WTA board, anyway?

[Natasha Vita-More]

At 09:06 AM 1/16/2006, Giu1i0 Pri5c0 wrote:

>If I were Natasha, I would
>consider issuing a warning to all WTA members on the Extropy list to
>please discuss internal WTA problems at home, refrain from taking them
>to the Extropy list, and not assume that everyone is interested in
>petty disputes. I could do it myself as I am also a list deputy on the
>Extropy list, but in this case I prefer leaving it to Natasha.

Spike, the lead list moderator, is watching the posts; albeit I appreciate 
your post and concerns.

To prevent any negative subject lines about the WTA, ExI has asked that all 
thread subject lines not use any negative language re WTA. Spike is 
monitoring this.

>Third, I can see that some people are using the old and recent
>discussions in the WTA to create tension between the ExI, the WTA and
>other transhumanist associations.

The only post that I read that was intentionally written to aggravate ExI 
and WTA was made by Marino Buble on WTA's list.  ExI's chair Max More 
responded to this calmly and cogently.

Regarding posts on ExI's List: Jose's post was inflammatory.  He did state 
that he would not post again for a couple of months.

Harve's and Eli's posts have not been inflammatory, they have been 
level-headed expressions of their thoughts and feelings.

Regarding all other postings, Spike is very careful in watching for ad 
hominem attacks and posts that are written to cause conflicts.

Thank you for your concerns, and I will share with you that I hope people 
can air their thoughts and feelings with civility and work toward solving 
problems.

Best wishes,
Natasha

<http://www.natasha.cc/>Natasha <http://www.natasha.cc/>Vita-More
Cultural Strategist - Designer
Future Studies, University of Houston
President, <http://www.extropy.org/>Extropy Institute
Member, <http://www.profuturists.com/>Association of Professional Futurists
Founder, <http://www.transhumanist.biz/>Transhumanist Arts & Culture
Honorary Vice-Chair, <http://transhumanism.org/>World Transhumanist 
Association
Senior Associate, <http://foresight.org/>Foresight Institute
Advisor, <http://alcor.org/>Alcor Life Extension Foundation

If you draw a circle in the sand and study only what's inside the circle, 
then that is a closed-system perspective. If you study what is inside the 
circle and everything outside the circle, then that is an open system 
perspective.
Buckminster Fuller


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