----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin B. O'Brien" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Killer Bs (David Brin et al) Discussion" <brin-l@mccmedia.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2008 11:29 AM
Subject: Re: Future of the list / Questions?
> I've been through this a few times, and my experience is that moving to
> a web-type forum generally means the end of the community. Sometimes I
> think that is the intention ("I'm getting too much e-mail, how can we
> cut it down?").
>
> I have a quote in my sig file that goes "A university is what a college
> becomes when it stops caring about its students." I think a corollary
> should be that a web forum is what a discussion list becomes when people
> stop caring about the conversation.
>
> Regards,
>
> --
> Kevin B. O'Brien TANSTAAFL
Somebody mentioned a while ago that there are currently two Brin Lists,
three if you count David's blog. Was an argument about the list's format
the reason for the split? I had a look at the site for the other list
yesterday and I note that the volume of posts there is pretty light compared
to here.
William you are member of both, and you plug the weekly chat forum is that a
fourth Brin List?
Is binary fission the answer to list longevity I wonder? If there were 20
Brin Lists each claiming to be the original, you might imagine that at least
one would find the right formula and continue on into the distant future.
Regards,
Wayne.
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