On Thu, October 19, 2006 16:58, Sam Tilden wrote:
It is the netiquette of this organization that creates private vs public conversations. I am merely following that norm so as to not put myself in harms way. I am acutely aware of these norms since I have studied both the implicit and explicit norms and how they have been applied. This is a subject decided by the executive board of our sponsors.
Dear Sam, Your reply appears to address only one of Dr. Eskow's queries, to wit: "Who are these leaders, and what is the nature of their objections? Why are they anonymous?" Here are his remaining questions, redacted and numbered for your convenience: 1. Why this need to find precise boundaries for a word that encompasses many realms of meaning, that includes technology and the people that use it and the uses they make of it--and much more? 2. What are the reasons you have for this belief [i.e. "I have reason to believe that lack of objectification has created a situation in which incomplete and imperfect understanding of the many of these tropes and definitions has created the manufacturing of trolls when none exist"]? 3. Can you give us one or two examples of poor scholarship associated with AOIR--scholarship that is not "empirically grounded"? We respectfully await your answers. (I'm particularly interested in your response to #3.) Best wishes, -- Bob Rehak Visiting Assistant Professor Film and Media Studies Swarthmore College Associate Editor Animation: An Interdisciplinary Journal