Syllabics are the proverbial neither fish nor fowl.
I do not consider them metrical, nor do I consider them free verse, though I would argue that since our "other forum" is simply the non-metrical forum, syllabic verse belongs there.
So, in a strict definitional sense, I agree with you.
In another sense, though, I consider people working in syllabic verse to be a hell of a sight more akin to metrical people than they are to free versers. Meter and syllabics are both explorations of limitations--working within set boundaries.
So, frankly, I think they can get more help reaching their goals in the metrical forum than in the other forum.
Julie
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