Subject: Re: Don't Self Censor
Date: Jan 11 13:55:32 1995
From: Rick Hudson - rhhudson at u.washington.edu


I also vote for one list!

Rick H. Hudson
Seattle, WA

On Wed, 11 Jan 1995, Peter Rauch wrote:

> >Date: Tue, 10 Jan 95 11:52:13 -0800
> >From: Grant Fjermedal (Solution Matrix, Inc.) <v-grantf at microsoft.com>
>
> >Secondly: Someone has suggested that writers be limited to x number of
> >words per day. FRIGHTFUL IDEA!
>
> I heartly support these and Grant's other words on this subject.
>
> One other possibility that may satisfactorily address this (for some)
> problem:
>
> Split tweeters into two lists. The original tweeters, and tweetalk.
> (Dare I suggest tweechat!)
>
> The splitting of a discussion list into several is an old, tried and
> true method for exactly the type of "problem" being discussed --two
> relatively different topics being discussed on one list, especially
> where at least one of the topics is very heavily discussed, and perhaps
> seen as relatively peripheral to the main theme of the list.
>
> In this case, the bird observation/discerning/fieldmarks/behavior/etc
> discussion proceeds on tweeters. The birding philosophy/humanity/sociality/
> psychology/behavior/etc takes place on the new tweetalk.
>
> You subscribe to one or the other or both, as your interest dictates.
> There is very little likelihood for overlap of discussion between the
> two lists (and it will avoid the temptation, like some succumbed to
> recently) of combining several, especially mixed, topics into one
> message in an effort to condense the number of messages.
>
> The new list requires the support of a list owner. The obvious first
> place to seek one is to look towards the current tweeters owner....
>
> It also requires an expression of interest from current tweeters
> subscribers (since we can't reach the people who unsubscribed because
> of the heavy traffic or "off-topic" discussions, we'll have to live
> with the existing "bias.")
>
> Comments?
>
> (My personal choice is for one list, tweeters, since I'm interested in
> both topics. However, I don't believe that subscribing to two lists
> will cost me any _extra_ work or time.)
> Peter
>