Ernie : For what it is worth, probably a good idea to "claim" Centroids as a domain name. The idea obviously is yours, not mine, nor anyone else. But if you simply have no interest in buying domain rights to "Centroids" it would be tragic to see the word / name pass into the open market, unprotected, and I'd be more than willing to make the purchase. For exclusive use by Radical Centrists. Otherwise, I think you have made a smart decision. Don't know if the word "creaky" best describes the current group, but I think I get your idea. Time for revitalization, new perspectives, a fresh start. Makes perfectly good sense. Billy =============================================================== In a message dated 6/21/2010 5:10:37 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes:
Hi Billy, On Jun 21, 2010, at 5:03 PM, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) wrote: Ernie: Some questions. ( 1 ) What happens to the name "Centroids" ? This is a great moniker and has objective value. If for some reason you simply don't want to use it any more and don't care what happens to it, I would be the first to want to pay for the privilege of a domain name of this title. But if you are retaining domain rights, so much the better. It is your idea, for which you deserve full credit. The point is that it should not be lost to others. The thing is, Centroids isn't a "domain" per se; it is just a mailing list on a domain: Radical Centrist discussion list <[email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > Since the new "domain" will be _googlegroups.com_ (http://googlegroups.com/) instead of _radicalcentrism.com_ (http://radicalcentrism.com/) , it seems wiser (though painful) to make the the new "list" name RadicalCentrism, and retire Centroids. Send email to this group: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Still, if anyone has a better suggestion, I'm all ears. I suppose we could call it RadicalCentroids, but that would be even weirder... ( 2 ) You said something about archives. Have you been able to reconstruct RC archives ? If so I'd like to research them and copy all kinds of stuff. Most of them are here, though my ISP lost a few months (one of the main reasons I want to move): _http://radicalcentrism.com/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/_ (http://radicalcentrism.com/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/) ( 3 ) While we will find out soon enough, how will the "rules" of the new RC differ from the rules ( almost all of them unwritten ) of existing RC ? No real changes planned at this time. Look forward to the new group and fresh ideas from new people. Thanks! -- Ernie P. Billy ===================================================== In a message dated 6/21/2010 4:52:06 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) writes: Dear Centroids, I'm officially "back" from my sabbatical; many thanks to Billy and everyone for keeping things lively in my absence! I regret to inform you I wasn't actually working on anything huge or secret during my time off; I just needed some space to refocus and think through several upcoming large changes (most notably, we're expecting a second child in November!). As part of that, though, I've been rethinking what I want Centroids and _RadicalCentrism.org_ (http://radicalcentrism.org/) to be and do. After much deliberation, I've decided it is time to shut down this mailing list and the existing website. <dramatic pause while everyone takes a deep breath of surprise, shock, and horror> No, I'm not killing them off. Instead, I think it is time for us to move to the "next level", and the existing infrastructure is too creaky. What I plan to do is move everything to a Google Group: _http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism_ (http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism) You don't need to do anything, I'll add all the existing members once I've configured the list. I think I've also figured out a way to migrate the existing archives (after a fashion). Alas, this means I'm retiring the "Centroids" name. I'll always think of you all that way, but I felt it better to choose a name that was findable by people searching for Radical Center/Centrist/Centrism information. As for the existing website, I'm still waffling over whether to integrate it into the Google Group (more central) or refocus it as a Wordpress Blog -- or split the difference. While this may cause some disruption, this should make it easier for me to maintain, and for others to join. Do let me know if you have any questions or concerns, or suggestions for a more effective transition. Assuming no major objections, I'll suspend this list on June 29th and relaunch the new one on July 1st. Yours truly, Ernie Prabhakar Centroids Administrator _______________________________________________ Centroids mailing list: [email protected] http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com Archives at http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/ _______________________________________________ Centroids mailing list: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) _http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com_ (http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com) Archives at http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/ = _______________________________________________ Centroids mailing list: [email protected] http://radicalcentrism.com/mailman/listinfo/centroids_radicalcentrism.com Archives at http://radicalcentrism.org/pipermail/centroids_radicalcentrism.com/
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