Re: Hello
oconnort@nyu.edu
Fri, 14 Nov 1997 23:19:55 -0500
On Fri, Nov 14, 1997 at 11:05:09PM -0500, AntiUtopia@aol.com wrote:
> My name is Jim Rovira. You killed my father. Prepare to die.
Hey, Jim! Welcome to the list!
> Hey, about the No Quoting rule...does that even apply to brief quotations
> from texts to illustrate points? Just curious.
Brief quotations are not a problem; however, as the Ian Hamilton biography
of Salinger demonstrated, it's pretty hard to define what is reasonable
in a quotation. And we've seen that Salinger's lawyers are pretty
tenacious about protecting the writer's work. (Quite properly, I say.)
The "no quoting" rule really address situations in which people think
they are doing everyone a public service by posting, say, a copy of an
unpublished Salinger story. A stunt like *that* would cause us endless
amounts of heartache. I don't know about you, but I already have plenty
of that in my life. 8-)
> Salinger's work is an expression of a deep reverence, and love for,
> humanity in all...despite all...its banality.
Indeed -- we see this again and again. Even in this forum, we
sometimes both talk about and demonstrate reverence and banality.
> Thanks for letting me get my thoughts out.
On the contrary, thanks for joining in and giving all of us some new
ideas to ponder.
--tim o'connor