[wsfii-discuss] WSFII-Calendar & NewsBlog :-)

Thu Jan 5 12:42:58 UTC 2006

the impersonal 'one' is a grammatically correct alternative, but  
carries some associations with our feudal legacy in the united kingdom.

it would be rather nice to reclaim 'one' and give it the job of  
expressing one's need to remain an individual despite one's need and  
desire for collective action...

cheerio

paul

On 5 Jan 2006, at 11:46, Gregers Petersen wrote:

>>
>> what do you think?
>
> Dear Jo - I can only explain that I agree with you and hope that  
> the (at least partly) solution to this problem will be the upcoming  
> NewsBlog, which will remove the 'WsfiiMemorandumOfUnderstanding'  
> from the frontpage.
> The memoramdum is, as already to be found at:
>
> http://www.okfn.org/wsfii/wiki/WsfiiMemorandumOfUnderstanding? 
> highlight=%28memo%29
>
> Which also includes a list of the individuals who shaped the  
> original text and still represent the core of individuals in the  
> coordination-group.
>
> But still - the 'we' problem is a painfull feeling in my body, and  
> it is quite difficult for me to come up with an adequate answer to  
> your question.
> "I" try to do a piece of work which hopefully will benifit a lot of  
> other people, but "I" don't state that I'm the only one who can or  
> should do such a thing - and by using the concept "we" (in a very  
> un-specific sense) "I" just try to state that this is something  
> which belongs to all of the people interested in the idea of WSFII,  
> and that anybody can go ahead and comment or just aks me to hand- 
> over what "I" do if she/he/they would like to do it instead (and  
> this is not written in an angry tone of voice).
> In this sense "I" am just an individual person who would like to  
> make something happen, but if this is to be a reality "we" all need  
> to work together and get something done.
>
> - and "I" respect you for your comments, and I hope that "we" all  
> will take part in finding a solution to the problem of "we"?
>
> Sincerely yours
> -- 
>
> Gregers Petersen
> Anthropologist & Exam.Scient
>
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