Guest guest Posted June 14, 2001 Report Share Posted June 14, 2001 A short note from a busy desk: The reasons why scholars withdraw from the list is very simple: Originally, the Indology list was a tool for active indologists, a tool used for information exchange as well as debate. With the incursion of the OITers on the list, the volume of nonsensical messages grew enormously, and busy scholars don't have endless time for nonsense. The result was that after several years of earnest attempts to have a dialogue, scholars started to give up and withdrew. That destroyed the Indology list as a scholarly tool and reduced it to a populist chat-room. If there are not enough professionals on the list, it becomes a waste of time for other professionals. Consequently, those scholars who were still hanging out on the list, also gave up. When I started flaming the list some days ago, it produced so much fracas and excitement that a few of you lost your masks and showed your real faces. They were as expected. I may possibly have given the list its coup-de-grace, but it was high time someone did, since it was obvious that there was no serious dialogue left. No scholarly dialogue, since most of the scholars had gone, and no general meaningful debate on India's situation, since the interlocutors were not really listening to each other and had no mutual respect. The list had simply grown to become an enormous waste of time. It is obvious that a new concept is needed for a general interest list within the field of Indology. I know several people are looking into such concepts now. The old indology list and this one has been an interesting course in political psychology. Since I take an interest in Indian nationalism and politics, I have learned a lot from it. But it is time to move on. Indology has ceased to be interesting as a source. It has become repetitive. There are now other sources to be addressed. I would like to thank all of you, particularly the "fanatics", for teaching me a lot. You are a trying bunch, but boring you are rarely. This is my last message to the list. I shall resign from it presently. Good luck, everybody. Lars Martin Dr. art. Lars Martin Fosse Haugerudvn. 76, Leil. 114, 0674 Oslo Norway Phone: +47 22 32 12 19 Mobile phone: +47 90 91 91 45 Fax 1: +47 22 32 12 19 Fax 2: +47 85 02 12 50 (InFax) Email: lmfosse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2001 Report Share Posted June 14, 2001 Fosseji, As a child the first line of defense almost always is 'he did it,its his fault'. So now the 'fanatics' are driving you away ? And who pray, are these worthies,the trying bunch, can we have some names. And you have yet to answer my question (I realize long farewells are painful) of why you used the words 'fascist, racist and nasty-ist' when referring to some of us. Dr. Kaushal Vepa INDOLOGY, Lars Martin Fosse <lmfosse@o...> wrote: > I would like to thank all of you, particularly the "fanatics", for teaching > me a lot. You are a trying bunch, but boring you are rarely. > > This is my last message to the list. > > I shall resign from it presently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2001 Report Share Posted June 15, 2001 You are the poorer, Mr. Kumar. Mr. Frølandshagen, I recommend him to you. I will open the A channel tomorrow on terms to be announced, which will not include messages such as this one. The departures of some demonstrates that those who do not want to participate can easily remove themselves. I of course will assist in removing anyone who wishes it. If so, please inform me off-line, the sooner the better. David - "L. Suresh Kumar - LSK" <tolsk <INDOLOGY> Thursday, June 14, 2001 2:30 PM [Y-Indology] Re: Indology's finest on withdrawal > --- Lars Martin Fosse wrote: > > > This is my last message to the list. > > I shall resign from it presently. > > good riddance. > > > Good luck, everybody. > > good luck to you also, mr. fosse. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2001 Report Share Posted June 15, 2001 I don't mind if you enjoy yourself by criticising others, but it is risky to mention the name of apparent neutral persons that way, since as seen in this list, not everyone will let it pass silently. I could have been one of those, you know. However, I do understand your effort if that somehow would save the apparently sinking ship. Håvard Frølandshagen INDOLOGY, "David Salmon" <dsalmon@s...> wrote: > You are the poorer, Mr. Kumar. Mr. Frølandshagen, I recommend him to you. > > I will open the A channel tomorrow on terms to be announced, which will not > include messages such as this one. The departures of some demonstrates that > those who do not want to participate can easily remove themselves. I of > course will assist in removing anyone who wishes it. If so, please inform > me off-line, the sooner the better. > > David > > - > "L. Suresh Kumar - LSK" <tolsk@h...> > <INDOLOGY> > Thursday, June 14, 2001 2:30 PM > [Y-Indology] Re: Indology's finest on withdrawal > > > > --- Lars Martin Fosse wrote: > > > > > This is my last message to the list. > > > I shall resign from it presently. > > > > good riddance. > > > > > Good luck, everybody. > > > > good luck to you also, mr. fosse. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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