> -----Original Message-----
> From: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 03:42 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Beware off-list conspiracies!
>
> > I would have preferred if he or anyone else who became aware of it
> > second-hand would have chosen to simply ask what's going
> on, instead
> > of assuming it's something negative.
>
> I would have preferred that you make an announcement that you
> were testing new list software with some of your friends, but
> that all discussions not related to basic testing and bug
> fixing be directed towards the main list.
Erik, please bear with me because I'm trying to understand your POV here. My
perspective on this issue is substantially different than yours, and I want to
understand where you're coming from. To that end, some questions :)
Why should offlist conversations about the list be directed back here?
If, say, Julia and I had an offlist discussion about what we want for the future
Brin-L v2, should that be directed on-list, and would you be upset that it isn't?
Is it because there's a group of N people discussing what they want to see in the
future? In otherwords, is it a critical mass issue?
Is it that the list (and tech behind it) might someday become Brin-L v2, and therefor
there is some metaphysical connection? (I'm seriously asking)
Is it simply that you weren't invited, and feel slighted? (Please - I'm not trying to
offend, just offer a possibility for consideration.)
-j-
