JM-L is devoted to the works and life of the American writer James Merrill (1926-1995). It was created in September 1997 by Timothy Materer at the University of Missouri-Columbia <MatererT@missouri.edu>
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1. GUIDELINES FOR POSTING
2. JM-L ARCHIVES
1. GUIDELINES FOR POSTING
JM-L is an unmoderated list, which means that your posts are not screened
before they are distributed to the list of subscribers. It is therefore in the interests
of all us on the list to adhere to a few basic guidelines:
1. We encourage wide-ranging discussions about any aspect of
MerrillÕs works or life, in addition to works (including our own) about
Merrill and related topics (Modernism, etc). Queries are always
welcome. The best informal criterion is simply that a postÕs subject matter
should be likely to be of interest to people interested in Merrill.
2. Readers of all levels are welcome, from novices to established
authorities, and list members should be equally tolerant of what might
seem, to some, simple-minded questions and, to others, academic jargon.
3. Students submitting queries should remember that this list is made
up of private individuals who post to it in their free time. Two basic
suggestions:
Make your queries as specific as possible, and Try to ask questions that will open up discussion.
4. All posts should carry a descriptive Subject line, and responses to
othersÕ posts should retain the previous Subject line unless the topic
under discussion has shifted. (Most mailers automatically retain Subject
lines if you respond by means of the Reply function.) The primary reason
for using descriptive Subject lines is consideration: not everyone will
be interested in every discussion we have, and those especially who have to
pay for their email or their time online will appreciate the option of
choosing which posts they want to read. Retaining established Subject
lines also enables list members to read threads of particular interest to them
in sequence.
5. Replies to othersÕ posts should quote only as much of the original
message as is necessary to establish context. To quote the entire text
automatically is often not only to waste space but also to inconvenience your fellow list members.
2. JM-L ARCHIVES
There are web-based archives of all messages from September 1997 to the present.
The search engine for the archive is useful. For example, the simplest kind of search—
putting the word ÒmusicÓ in the first box—gives references to 63 messages as well as quotations from them.
http://po.missouri.edu/archives/jm-l.html
There you will see the following. Note that you can also join or leave the list on this page.
When you select, ÒOctober 2002,Ó hereÕs what you get, and of course clicking on the message entry gives you the entire message.
á DJ (35 lines)
From: B Merrill <<mailto:merrillb@CRISNY.ORG> merrillb@CRISNY.ORG>
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 06:43:05 -0400
á Lists of JMÕs Musical Scores and LP Recordings (234 lines)
From: Susan Amateau <<mailto:sa10@EARTHLINK.NET>sa10@EARTHLINK.NET >
Date: Fri, 4 Oct 2002 21:14:10 -0700
á Re: Lists of JMÕs Musical Scores and LP Recordings (257 lines)
From: Nancy E. Phillips <<mailto:nanphill@THEWORLD.COM> nanphill@THEWORLD.COM>
Date: Sat, 5 Oct 2002 12:25:33 -0400
á Re: Mozart and DJ (39 lines)
From: Judith Moffett <<mailto:HefnGafr@AOL.COM>HefnGafr@AOL.COM>
Date: Sun, 6 Oct 2002 09:14:02 EDT
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