I say keep one list. I too know where the delete key is. -------------------- Lindsay Morris CEO, TSMworks Tel. 1-859-539-9900 [email protected]
On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 3:30 PM, Kalia Kliban <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> master-callers@sharedweight.**net<[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 > > ______________________________**_________________ > Callers mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.sharedweight.net/**mailman/listinfo/callers<http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers> >
