[R. S. Gwynn]

As much as I love the discussions on eratosphere, the place does breed some curious hostility. In January, I posted a link to videos of students reciting poetry, a practice that I and others have always made a requirement of poetry classes. The fact that I posted the link was implicit praise for the professor's effort. A couple of days ago I received this email from a fellow eratosphere member:

By the way, are the rumors true that you two are gay for each other? Not that there is anything wrong with that. You should be proud, and paint your face with rainbow stripes on Facebook 'n stuff...

Since this comment was not posted here, there is no way Alex can censure the sender. But you should be aware of the true nature of some of the members of our little tribe with whom you may be dealing.