11 Sep
2013
11 Sep
'13
8:01 p.m.
My 0.02 is to keep one list. That said, I'd welcome us to apply some
self-monitoring for what we post. Besides the obvious trimming of included
material to just the pertinent bits, some other thoughts which might be
applied:
- If as a participant you notice it's just you and one or two others
continuing to post, consider taking it off list.
- If what you're doing is not really discussion-y (say the recent
request to collect/catalog all the moves - not meaning to single you out
Sam, that's just a great example) consider other tools to achieve that
(e.g.: a wiki or shared open google spreadsheet, etc.) and offer to post
back the results.
- If you find yourself making the same or similar points several times
across different threads, consider that the message may already have been
received.
- I'm sure others have some great additional suggestions.
Should we be able to agree to a set of list values/behaviors, then possibly
a periodic automatic reminder of them would help us stay on track?
It is the diversity/balance of voices I appreciate here. I hope we can see
that continue by keeping folks interested and involved to a level that
informs without overloading.
Thanks all for your participation,
Don
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 4:06 PM, Aahz Maruch <aahz(a)pobox.com> wrote:
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013, Chris Weiler (SW) wrote:
B. If we keep this list as-is, how do we make it easy for someone to
determine what will be relevant to their level of interest? How do
we know when to ask someone to take their debate of a trivial issue
off list?
C. How do we keep the experience of the list useful and relevant to
the most number of people at the widest range of experience levels?
By amount of time calling, I surely rank as one of the newest people
here (especially if you don't include square dance calling, which I
formally started just a month ago). I started calling contras less than
a year ago and have only been in front of the mic three or four times.
OTOH, I've been doing contra, square, and IFD for more than a quarter
century, and I'm an online junkie (probably 20 or 30 mailing lists,
though many are somewhat moribund and/or announce-only, plus another ten
still-active netnews groups (some of which are private)).
IOW, I'm inclined to the trivial minutiae even when I don't know
anything and especially when I do. ;-)
I guess my point is that it's hard to categorize people, let alone
discussions.
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