On Wed, 10 Dec 1997, James Heartfield wrote:
> In message <snip>
Hello James;
I'm sorry I didn't get back to you earlier about your request to join
OPE-L. OPE-L is a small, closed list of Marxists which discusses issues
related to advanced political economy, including issues related to
"extending Marx." We have deliberately kept the list size relatively
small in order to maintain a high level of serious engagement on the
issues (by analogy, a smaller class has inherent advantages re discussion
over a large lecture hall).
Ordinarily, subscribers make recommendations to the "owner" (i.e. me)
about new admissions. Then invitations (and explanations about the list)
are sent out. Somehow, (I'm not sure how) ... you joined the list without
this procedure.
I, of course, am somewhat familiar with who you are based on your
participation in the marxism lists at Spoons, e.g. marxism-thaxis. Since
you are here, could you please tell us something about yourself (e.g.
research interests, publications, job, location, etc.)? [this is a list
tradition].
Welcome.
In solidarity, Jerry