On 9/11/2013 11:43 AM, Chris Weiler (SW) wrote:
Hello all, This list was started 9 years ago (next week!) with the express purpose of supporting and encouraging the newer caller. An open forum where the most basic of question was not only tolerated, but celebrated. We succeeded in creating that community for many years, but lately, that vision seems to have been lost along the way. It would be a shame to lose that part of what made this group special.
It's possible that the original community of callers involved now have another 9 years of experience under their belts and are moving on to more advanced discussions. Same/similar group of members but with evolving needs?
I'm a new member here, so am just speculating. I really appreciate the existing level of detail and thoughtful discussion. It's been consistently helpful and enlightening, and if there's something not applicable to my current calling situation, I know where my "delete" key is.
So, let's start a discussion about the Purpose of the List and the future of Shared Weight. Here are some thoughts to consider: A. Since there seems to be a split in the discussion, should we split the list? On one side is experienced callers discussing master-level details of calling, programming, teaching and history. On the other side is the mentoring of newer callers who need help at the apprentice and journeyman levels. We could start a [email protected] list quite easily. People could change their subscription based on their interest.
I'm already following 2 lists, this one and trad-callers, and sometimes the same discussion is running in parallel on both lists, which is complex to follow. 3 would make it that much harder, though the increased granularity of purpose might help the discussion threads stay sorted better.
C. How do we keep the experience of the list useful and relevant to the most number of people at the widest range of experience levels?
From your vantage point over there at the admin side of things, what sorts of discussions seem to be at the far ends of the curve, either on the too-basic or too-advanced end?
Kalia
