Mika (![[info]](http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} ravenslolita) wrote,@ 2008-04-19 14:54:00 |
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UWB lit Journal
I am fed up with over half of the people I am working with on the UWB's literary journal.
I just send out an email to all of them about how they are treating each other and the work that we have reviewed.
Basically this is what I said:
This is just a reminder to all.
We should be handling all work with respect regardless of how many submissions one person has submitted. Not only that, but each of these people have take time and thought about what they would give us and it would behoove us all to remember that without their submissions there would be no UWB literary journal.
We have had major ups and downs on how we have behaved while picking what work that we said we would allow into the journal. In our first selection meeting it was ridiculous how some people acted, most of the air was cleared by the second week of selections, however the last of respect and outright brutality in the cases of some people was completely out of line.
I truly hope that our last selection process is nothing like the previous meetings. I ask that people to not try to toss their weight around. This happen too much last time and made me sick to see how large some egos were growing during the meeting.
If you are leading the discussion it does not mean you are the ruler of the land no matter how much you wish you were. Your option is only as valid as anyone else’s no more and no less. If your augment is just as weak as some else it does not mean you are right because you are sitting in front of everyone. Why are we not in a circle anyway? Wasn’t that how we were meant to do this process so as to eliminate any hierarchy and to create a feeling on inclusion for all not exclusion to some?
One related thing,
If you ask for material to be posted early and you yourself do not take the time to look at, read, and think about the submissions do not ask me to push up packets. I was not able to turn in work for other classes because of the push up and then to find out that you did not take the time to look at some of the submissions I worked hard to get to you early is a slap in the face.
I have said my peace,
-Mika
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Maybe I shouldn't have said what I said but by the end of the last meeting I wanted to punch the lights out on one of the people on the journal board.
I am fed up with over half of the people I am working with on the UWB's literary journal.
I just send out an email to all of them about how they are treating each other and the work that we have reviewed.
Basically this is what I said:
This is just a reminder to all.
We should be handling all work with respect regardless of how many submissions one person has submitted. Not only that, but each of these people have take time and thought about what they would give us and it would behoove us all to remember that without their submissions there would be no UWB literary journal.
We have had major ups and downs on how we have behaved while picking what work that we said we would allow into the journal. In our first selection meeting it was ridiculous how some people acted, most of the air was cleared by the second week of selections, however the last of respect and outright brutality in the cases of some people was completely out of line.
I truly hope that our last selection process is nothing like the previous meetings. I ask that people to not try to toss their weight around. This happen too much last time and made me sick to see how large some egos were growing during the meeting.
If you are leading the discussion it does not mean you are the ruler of the land no matter how much you wish you were. Your option is only as valid as anyone else’s no more and no less. If your augment is just as weak as some else it does not mean you are right because you are sitting in front of everyone. Why are we not in a circle anyway? Wasn’t that how we were meant to do this process so as to eliminate any hierarchy and to create a feeling on inclusion for all not exclusion to some?
One related thing,
If you ask for material to be posted early and you yourself do not take the time to look at, read, and think about the submissions do not ask me to push up packets. I was not able to turn in work for other classes because of the push up and then to find out that you did not take the time to look at some of the submissions I worked hard to get to you early is a slap in the face.
I have said my peace,
-Mika
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Maybe I shouldn't have said what I said but by the end of the last meeting I wanted to punch the lights out on one of the people on the journal board.
