[matilda] Social centres, funding and the PGA Hallmarks

[Chris Malins]

I think that there is also a most excellent demonstration here of the 
limitations of electronic correspondence compared to actual face-to-face 
discussion. It is hardly unusual for this list (or the other previous 
equivalents) to spawn increasingly acrimonious discussions cause by the 
accidental semantics (or missed punchlines - Cuthbert, you're a twit! I 
thought it was quite funny) of email. Indeed, I can think of individuals 
who never seem other than polite and respectful in person, and often as 
not seem nothing other than spiky, abrasive and insensitive via the 
medium of email, which is an interesting challenge to engaging with them 
(which is not necessarily to say that I know them from this group, but 
there are some similarities).

It might even be worth thinking about running some workshops on 
constructive emailing, if people were able not to be too patronised by 
this, and if someone actually felt competent to lead it.

For my twopence on PGA, I am relieved that the group last night see to 
have come to an exceptionally sensible conclusion, as indicated by its 
similarity to what I was saying all along ;-)

Love and hugs,

Chris,

PS. thats only metaphorical hugs, if you try to touch me, I'll kill ya...

gavin at cyber-rights.net wrote:
> Clowns to the rescue!...
> 
> Dougald has a point. So...at the last clown meeting, we proposed 
> that after a Monday meeting in a couple of weeks, we'd like to take 
> everyone down to the basement, and play some games and make you all 
> be silly, in a way that will (trust us!) bring everyone a bit more 
> together as a group, and develop a bit of love and trust between 
> everyone. But you're going to have to leave your cynicism at the 
> door. We'd love it if lots of you can come, and we promise it'll be 
> lots of fun.
> 
> xxx
> 
> 
> On Thu, 06 Oct 2005 03:17:08 -0700 dougald hine 
> <writetodougald at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>>I think what this morning's little performance has shown is just 
>>how
>>much anxiety and mistrust coexists with the real sense of 
>>community
>>and friendship that is what I love about Matilda.
>>
>>In fact, in a way, I think what Cuthbert did is similar to what
>>Jonathan did that night at the Thursday social - a playful (& 
>>painful)
>>exercise that unmasks dynamics...
>>
>>So... how do we get to know each other better, so that our 
>>arguments
>>are conducted within a framework where no-one fears that anyone 
>>else
>>wants them to walk away? That's the only way we're going to learn 
>>from
>>each other.
>>
>>It sounds to me like those who were there last night took a really
>>sane and respectful attitude to the group as a whole. Thank you!
>>
>>--
>>Dougald Hine
>>46 Alderson Road, Sheffield S2 4UD
>>(+44)(0)7810 650213
>>
>>www.dougald.co.uk
>>
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