Hi Billy, On Jun 21, 2010, at 5:20 PM, [email protected] wrote: > 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.
Well, centroids.com is already taken, but I purchased centroids.info just in case. Also, I decided to split the difference and use "Centroids" as the name, but RadicalCentrism as the mailing list: Centroids: The Center of the Radical Centrist Community | Google Groups Public website http://RadicalCentrism.org Get a promotion box for your website Group address Current web address: http://groups.google.com/group/RadicalCentrism Current email address: [email protected] > 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. No criticism of the current community at all intended; only referring to my mailing list/hosting software. -- Ernie P. > > 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] 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]> > > Since the new "domain" will be googlegroups.com instead of > 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] > > > 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/ > >> ( 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] 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 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 >> >> 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] >> 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/ > > _______________________________________________ > 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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