Fwd: [Hidden-tech] Question about list topics

webmaster webmaster at hidden-tech.net
Mon Jan 22 19:03:59 EST 2007


Actually I am glad someone other than me raised this issue, and I'd like
to post some of the 'official position'.

First there is the details on the web site, to be found at:
	http://live.hidden-tech.net/
	Under the Lists menu 

	I am not posting the exact URL so people will know where to find
	it, the Archive and Archive search is there also.

Second, is the application of that philosophy fairly well stated by Mary below,
each day and on each email.  

For one, we always allow jobs postings.
We generally allow announcements for related local groups.

The one thread phase I have not been very happy with having an answer to
is when postings drag on with 'me also' or start to get into repeating
debates -- when to stop those is always a judgment call.
If people think we should cut those off sooner, we will.

AND I have to add that we have been recently fairly lenient for some of
our oldest members and I think that has been abused with off topic
requests and topics.  Depending on the response to this posting, we will
be more strict on that.

We have not had a great response with our effort to move discussions to 
the forums - I am looking for any suggestions there.

My question to Mary, and others, what basis leads you to:
   'discard the large majority of hidden-tech messages'
since I don't think the majority violate our rules.

And a further note, you can get the day's postings as a digest so you 
get one message per day -- personnally I prefer individual messages.

As a side note - as for clearing your inbox - that is what filters on
email clients are for.

What are your thoughts ? Please join in ?

Rich the Webmaster (for my staff and the HT Board)

P.S - BTW - No one posted comments on the 'Good Doobie poll' so it stays
as it is.


   Subject: [Hidden-tech] Question about list topics
      Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 16:53:00 -0500
      From: Mary Malmros [1]<malmros at verizon.net>
        To: [2]hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net

At the risk of starting off a firestorm, I'm going to raise the issue of
what topics are suitable for this list.  I'll begin with a disclaimer
that I really don't have a dog in this hunt: I don't have an opinion and
don't care what the parameters are for hidden-tech list topics.  I
would, however, like to know just what the parameters are: I discard the
large majority of hidden-tech messages, and if the consensus is, "It's
all good," then I'll probably opt out.

The stated purpose of hidden-tech, from the website, is to "beat
isolation, share business tips, find resources, create alliances, learn
business skills and alert regional economic planners and technology
service providers about our presence."  That can be stretched to cover a
lot of waterfront, including everything I've deleted in the past week.
However, my sense when joining the list was that this was about
businesses, and about networking around business needs, resources, ideas
and challenges rather than personal ones.  Certainly when you're running
your own business, the lines blur, but...wow, this is going to sound
really unsympathetic, and like I'm targeting people, but I'm not...I
wasn't really looking to join a kaffeeklatsch, and I think we've
wandered somewhat into that territory.  I understand the urge and the
tendency, when you're active in a forum (even just an active reader), to
go to that forum with all your questions because the forum is where you
do a lot of your interacting with people...but my personal sense is that
the list's purpose becomes diluted when this sort of thing goes on.

So let's hear it: is this just my perception, or have we gotten into a
bit of a "dear chatters" style at times here?  If so, is that what we
really want?

--
Mary Malmros                                    [3]malmros at verizon.net
        Some days you're the windshield, some days you're the bug

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