On 23 Oct 2008, at 20:40, Wayne Eddy wrote: > > 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.
There was argument involved, but not about the list format. > > > William you are member of both, and you plug the weekly chat forum > is that a > fourth Brin List? The chat is a complementary forum that has coexisted with the email lists since the original list was hosted at Cornell. I volunteered to take over running it a few years ago when the original computer service became unavailable. > > > 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. > This is the 'original' Brin List in the sense that it is the direct successor to the original Cornell list. Identity Maru -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog : http://radio.weblogs.com/0111221/ Theists cannot be trusted as they believe that right and wrong are the arbitrary proclamations of invisible demons. _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
