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The Western Canon Mailing List
Moderator: Paul John Barnette Jr.
Activation Date: March 8, 1997
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The Western Canon Mailing List
Procedures for use

I will be using my geocities email address
exclusively for The Western Canon Mailing List.
All communications for the mailing list will
be through this single address only.

pbarnett@geocities.com

To join the list, use the word SUBSCRIBE as
the subject header and in the body of the
message include your name and email address.

To leave the list, use the word UNSUBSCRIBE
as the subject header and in the body of the
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To change your email address for the list,
use the words CHANGE ADDRESS as the subject
header and in the body of the message include 
your name and both your old and new email
address.

To post a personal message to the moderator,
one that will not be forwarded to the members
of the list, use the word PERSONAL as the 
subject header.

To make a posting to the list, simply use the
email address pbarnett@geocities.com and use an
appropriate subject header for the topic under
discussion.


The Western Canon Mailing List
Purpose and Methods

The Western Canon Mailing list is a great books
discussion group. It was created as a service of
The Western Canon WWW site. The primary purpose
of the list is to discuss selected works that are
generally considered to be significant. 

Each month a work will be read and discussed by
the members of the list. It may be necessary to
allow more time if the length of the work requires
it.

Works of different subject areas will be considered.
Philosophy, social science, physical science as
well as literature will be the subject areas from
which the works are selected.

Works will also be selected from various time 
periods, which can range from the classical period
to the current postmodern period.

In most cases the works selected for discussion
will be available on the Internet via The Western
Canon WWW site. This is to an encourage ease of
access which will hopefully develop a broad base
of participation in the list.

Members of the list will receive a posting notifying
them of the current work under discussion. Members will
also receive advance postings of what work to read
for the following month. 

I would also like to encourage the members of the
mailing list to introduce themselves to one another.
This will involve writing a short description of yourself
and sending it to the list so that the other members can
read it. This is in no way a requirement for participation
in the discussion. I think that it would be a good
way to get started for those that may be interested.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!!!!

CALL FOR DISCUSSION LEADERS!!!!

So far, as the creator of the list, I have been the
defacto discussion leader. In order to generate more 
interest and participation in the list, I have decided to
give other members of the list the opportunity to be
discussion leaders as well. I believe that this will
also add variety to the list. 

As a discussion leader, you will be able to choose the work
the list will be reading. You will also have to make periodic
postings about the work. Which will include the initial posting
that informs everyone what the work is and where it can be
found on the internet. You will NOT have to post these to 
everyone yourself. Just send them to me via the mailling list
address and I will be sure that the rest of the group gets them.

This will be on a first come first served basis, so if you are
interested please send me a message ASAP to insure that you
will get an early time slot. Also, and this is very important,
your message MUST contain the title and author of the work
that you would like to lead the discussion on.

Please be considerate to the other members of the list and
try to choose a work that is currently available online. Also,
be sure to notice the length of the work because your duties 
as discussion leader could extent beyond a one month period if
the size of the work warrants the extra time.


Thank you for joining The Western Canon Mailing List.


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