Robert, One problem I have with everything being posted to the list is that it doesn't come to my in-box. Granted I can always(maybe)find it by scanning all of the messages posted but that is time consuming. I've tried a couple of times to change the settings on my account on the shop list but to no avail. Even with the knowledge I have of what has been done, what is being done etc. I have trouble unscrambling the threads that morph from one subject to another, I have trouble determining what is discussion and what is decision and who's on first. I doubt very much that a new volunteer would benefit from such a review.I think it woud be much more efficient and constructive to refer new volunteers to finalized documents kept in one place, in some sort of organized set of files. That is what the Files section of the BWorks_Staff Group was set up to accomplish in regard to administrative matters. If we were to do the same in regard to technical matters on the BWorks_Shop group site I think it would be helpfull.
Steve --- In [email protected], "Robert Citek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Feb 12, 2008 10:12 PM, nneff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I also need to know how we plan to use this follow-up information, so > > that the follow up team can ask the right questions, and assemble an > > easy to read report, and make the details readily available to the board. > > > > Steve, please send an e-mail to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] and we > > can discuss this more. > > Personally, I think it would benefit us all if discussions were kept > on-list. For one, it would enable any future volunteer to step up to > help by browsing through past e-mails to get up to speed. Second, it > creates a sense of openness and a willingness to share. Off-list > discussions tend to create a sense of separation: those who got the > e-mail and those who did not; those who are in-the-loop and those who > are not. Lastly, it allows for continuity and succession for the next > wave of volunteers to learn about how things were done in the past. > > Granted, keeping conversations on-list increases list traffic. But > that problem can be addressed with mail filters. > > Regards, > - Robert >
