I've been trying to catch up and figure out who these ghost-posters are. Names haven't been mentioned in all this speculation. I know about Tom Hart, but his note was rather interesting for a "passing by" assessment; so who are these problem posters? Tom, that said, things are a wee bit different, at least currently, from what you may recall. I confess that many if not most of the Right-Wing vs. Left-Wing arguments were started by me, but since I have been spending so much time off photographing nature, wildlife, etc., I have mellowed and haven't started a political argument in ages. Therefore, Lit-Ideas may be completely safe - at least until I get tired of taking so many photos. Lawrence From: lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:lit-ideas-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Donal McEvoy Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2012 3:09 AM To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: passing by? Despite being on the list more than a short time, I remain unsure about these occasional posts that simply re-state or re-post an earlier post without any comment etc. Are they sent by mistake? Are they a way of posting 'I second that'? Sometimes one, sometimes the other? Donal Seeking enlightenment Passing By London From: Mike Geary <jejunejesuit.geary2@xxxxxxxxx> To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, 21 February 2012, 5:03 Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: passing by? On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 2:15 PM, Torgeir Fjeld <torgeir_fjeld@xxxxxxxx> wrote: The list now exhibits symptoms of what one German thinker would have referred to as the eternal recurrence of phil.lit. Should our question not be if these returning contributors are passers-by, with a temporary indulgence in a past community worth only the sentimental singular stab, or if they will remain and share of their knowledge, flair and talent for that which is pleasing to the aesthetically minded intellect? Best regards, Torgeir Fjeld Oslo, Norway http://independent.academia.edu/TorgeirFjeld // http://facebook.com/phatic ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2113/4822 - Release Date: 02/20/12