[ExI] A question to the moderators WAS: Self-directed Evolution and the Future of Man

[estropico]

I sent a perfectly straightforward and on-topic message to the list,
only to be insulted and publicly defamed by somebody that wasn't
mentioned or even remotely hinted at in the message (please see below
for the two messages).

Is this sort of behaviour ok on extro-chat these days? I admit that I
don't read the list as much as I used to, and that I only drop by once
a month or so to post about the ExtroBritannia events, but surely this
is not acceptable behaviour...

Cheers,
Fabio


> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 18:17:49 +0100
> From: estropico <estropico at gmail.com>
> To: extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org
> Subject: [ExI] Self-directed Evolution and the Future of Man
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> This is a real breakthrough for Italian transhumanism. For the first
> time, in Italy, transhumanist topics are discussed in an academic
> context in open collaboration with a transhumanist organization.
>
> On the 11th of June, in Caserta, near Naples, a conference will take
> place at the The San Leucio Belvedere Complex
> (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/549), organized by the Second
> University of Naples (http://www.unina2.it/) in collaboration with the
> Italian Transhumanist Network (or Network H+ www.transumanisti.org),
> titled "Self-directed Evolution and the Future of Man". The speakers
> are heavy-weight Italian intellectuals who have published books that
> touch on self-directed evolution, human enhancement, life-extension,
> etc.
>
> The organizer and "scientific coordinator" of the event is Giancarlo
> (Giovanni) Stile, assistant professor at Second University of Naples
> and one of the founding members of Network H+.
>
> Here's a leaflet (Pdf) and the Facebook page of the event:
> http://transumanisti.org/docs/invito%20convegno%2011%20giugno%20fronte%20retro.pdf
> http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120934554602362
>
> The program (the presentations *might* get translated to English at a
> later stage):
>
> Prof. Aldo Schiavone - Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane, Florence and Naples
> "Nature, Technology, History"
>
> Prof. Edoardo Boncinelli - University "Vita-Salute San Raffaele" of Milan
> "Biological Evolution and Cultural Evolution"
>
> Prof. Lorenzo d?Avack - University of Rome 3
> "The Power of Science Versus Human Rights"
>
> Prof. Angelo Maria Petroni - University of Rome "La Sapienza"
> "Liberalism, Biomedical Progress and Human Enhancement"
>
> Cheers,
> Fabio
> www.estropico.org
> www.transumanisti.org

> Message: 11
> Date: Thu, 13 May 2010 21:41:24 +0200
> From: Stefano Vaj <stefano.vaj at gmail.com>
> To: ExI chat list <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
> Subject: Re: [ExI] Self-directed Evolution and the Future of Man
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> On 13 May 2010 20:11,  <natasha at natasha.cc> wrote:
>> I gave a talk on transhuanism at an Italian academic institution in 2006 and
>> was a guest lecturer at another Italian academic instution in 2008 to
>> lecture to the sudy body specifically on transhumanism.
>> http://www.naba.it/newsletter_06_07/n3.html
>> http://www.naba.it/page.php?menuId=100&menuLeft=4&contentId=643
>> http://www.naba.it/page.php?menuId=318&menuLeft=99&contentId=911
>
> Indeed, I gave myself a speech on transhumanism at the university of
> Padua in 2008. Big deal.
>
> But let us not be too picky, it is refreshing to see Fabio and his
> friend engaging in something different from conspiracy-mongering,
> defamation and trolling, and even inviting as speakers a few
> contributors to "Divenire" and honorary AIT members...
>
> --
> Stefano Vaj
>