Subject: [Tweeters] Some guidance
Date: Sep 28 07:20:47 2005
From: Hal Opperman - hal at catharus.net


Hello Tweets,

Dan Victor is out of town for a few days and I am pinch-hitting for him as
list administrator.

Unlike some other birding lists, Tweeters is not strictly monitored, nor
does it impose a narrow set of posting "rules." Instead it has evolved as
self-regulating community.

>From time to time it's a good idea for subscribers to reread the posting
guidelines they received automatically when they joined the list. The
guidlines are are also available on the Tweeters website:

http://www.scn.org/earth/tweeters/guidelines.html

Staying on-topic and managing overload are two of the concerns addressed,
along with the administration of the list guidelines. The following passage
seems particularly applicable in the present case:

"If you are in doubt about the appropriateness of a proposed posting, please
contact the listowner. If you are in doubt about the appropriateness of a
posting which has already appeared on the list, PLEASE do not post a public
comment or question about it, but PLEASE do send a message to the listowner.
In most cases the listowner will have already privately contacted the sender
of a questionable message, and in ALL cases it is neither necessary nor
desirable to start an on-list discussion about such administrative matters.
Remember, Tweeters is a forum for discussion of birds and birding, not of
guidelines."

Please note the final sentence. Tweeters is a diverse group, and subscribers
have a great range of interests, styles, and approaches to birds and
birding. Inevitably, not everything posted to the list is of equal appeal to
every subscriber. Your private comments are welcome, but please let's keep
the debate off the list.

Hal Opperman
(pinch hitting for Dan Victor)
tweeters-owner at mailman1.u.washington.edu


On 9/28/05 2:47 AM, "Connie Sidles" <csidles at isomedia.com> wrote:

> Hey tweets, "Almost human" (see post below) raises an issue about what we
> should be posting to tweeters. I would like to know, both from the
> listmaster and perhaps from any of you, what our guidelines should be in
> this regard. I think of tweeters as a community of birders, and I think, as
> a community, we should decide what kind of a forum tweeters should be. -
> Connie, Seattle
>
> csidles at isomedia.com