At 01:30 PM 6/5/97 -0500, you wrote:
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>Several postings failed to the
>vision2020 list. One of them was mine.
>I'm reposting.
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>Here's my two bits on the transition
>of the list server to First Step.
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>1) Keep the list unmoderated. I was
>not a list moderater, bur rather a list
>manager. I made sure people got subscribed/
>unsubscribed properly. That was the
>extent of my responsibilities. I never
>intervened based on the subject content
>of a message because that was not my role.
>If there is to be a "cop" on the list to
>intervene if/when the discussion gets
>ugly, it probably ought to be members of
>the vision2020 steering committee, not
>a single list manager who sits in
>judgement. Honestly, with the small
>size of the list, this simply has not
>been a problem nor would I anticipate
>it being a problem. So, my advice is to
>keep the list open without a moderator per
>se. Call the individual making sure
>things run smoothly the list manager.
>And self-policing should be the norm.
>
>2) Keep the list open and keep the list
>of members available. People should have
>a way to find out who their audience is. Let
>me give you an example: I managed another
>environmental discussion group that was
>open to the public. Most people were
>avowed environmentalists on that list.
>As the list manager, I saw someone from
>industry (the enemy in some people's minds)
>join the list. Was it my place to announce
>the arrival of this individual to prevent
>the potential embarrassment of others not
>realizing who was now on the list? I didn't
>think so given the list was advertised
>as open to the public. But any list member
>could have found out who was on the list
>at any given time and posted accordingly.
>
>Just my thoughts.
>--
>Greg Brown (gregb@siu.edu)
>Assistant Professor,Dept. of Forestry
>Southern Illinois University
>Carbondale, IL 62901-4411 (618) 453-7465
>FAX: (618) 453-7475
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