[MR] is that narcissism?

[Becky McEllistrem]

--- On Thu, 6/10/10, James Anderson III <james.anderson.iii at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: James Anderson III <james.anderson.iii at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MR] is that narcissism?
> To: atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 7:01 PM
> It's not so much that it's
> narcissism, or elitism, or bigotry, or anything
> of that sort. It's that this is an SCA oriented mailing
> list. This has
> nothing to do with liking or not liking the discussion at
> hand ... it's
> about whether or not it's relevant to a topic. I fail to
> see any way that it
> is relevant any more, as it's gone from "Should the SCA
> stop boy scout..."
> to "Boy Scouts is the antichrist because...".
> 
>  Why do I have to delete all of the emails that are not SCA
> related just to
> enjoy the things that are SCA related? Do I not get enough
> spam, and I need
> more to delete? (hint: I get plenty) I've been a list
> member for a week and
> it's already gone from a fun hobby to frustration, near
> apathy, and ready to
> unsubscribe permanently.
>

As with any group.   You're part of a group.  Being part of a group doesn't give you the right to force other people into your priorities.  Especially a general group like this.  In a group situation we wade through the stuff we don't want to the stuff we do want because we're not elitists.  We stomp our feet and tell the world to bend to our priorities as part of a group.

Rebecca