It seems to me that "You should not publicly mention its existence," is a little extreme. After all, how else would new members learn of the existence of the listserv? I am pretty sure that I found out about ATEG from an ESL website, but I can't remember which one.
Nevertheless, it also seems reasonable to assume that comments posted on ATEG are "not for attribution" as journalists say, unless you directly approach the poster about referencing his/her comments and provide details of the paper in which you will be making the reference. Worrying that one's speculations could appear in print could really restrict some postings, and that would be a shame.
Dianne Loyet
----- Original Message -----
From: Liz Christianson <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2009 10:21 am
Subject: Re: how confidential is ATEG?
To: [log in to unmask]
> Okay,
>
> I actually do need this question answered (the confidentiality
> question). I had not previously read (or paid attention to) the
> "confidential" line. Now, that I read it, I can extrapolate that
> (perhaps) participants do not want their explanations on this site
> published as "gospel." Or, perhaps participants would have stated
> their opinions differently if they knew they were "going to press."
>
> This is important to me, because...well...I have actually quoted some
> of you people...that's right...I used the ..."you grammar people"
> label. I'm a grad student approaching the teaching of freshman
> composition from different angles and have used the more structured
> approaches stated on this website as ...well...antithetical to my
> approach. I have not yet used any names.
>
> So, will the administer or someone "in charge" please, please, review
> the appropriate use of statements from this listserv, so we can all be
> on the same page.
>
> Thank you so much,
> Liz
>
> --- On Tue, 5/12/09, John Dews-Alexander <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>
> From: John Dews-Alexander <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Re: how confidential is ATEG?
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2009, 12:09 PM
>
>
> This is bewildering. If you're a petty criminal now, I'm a felon. I've
> advertised ATEG to countless students, friends, and colleagues, not to
> mention the anonymous Web users who have stopped by any of the sites
> I've worked on.
>
> John Alexander
>
>
> On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:45 AM, R. Michael Medley (GLS)
> <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> I recently received a post on another listserv where a grammar question
> was being discussed. Since there is a wide range of language teaching
> issues discussed on that listserv, I posted a message to other members
> that if they really love grammar and would like to participate in some
> excellent dicussion of grammar issues, they might subscribe to the ATEG
> list. One of them accepted this invitation, subscribed, and got a welcome
> message with the following lines included:
>
> "IMPORTANT: This list is confidential. You should not publicly mention
> its
> existence."
>
> Have I broken a rule in recommending the ATEG list to others?
>
> R. Michael Medley,Ph.D.
> Eastern Mennonite University, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
> [log in to unmask] (540) 432-4051
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