A reminder. Begin forwarded message:
> From: Eric Lease Morgan <emor...@nd.edu> > Date: May 29, 2014 at 9:23:31 AM CDT > To: CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU > Subject: [CODE4LIB] mailing list administratativia > Reply-To: Code for Libraries <CODE4LIB@LISTSERV.ND.EDU> > > This is some mailing list administratativia.* > > Buried deep in the dark (unindexed by Google) Web is a paragraph describing > the purpose of the Code4Lib mailing list: > > The purpose of the Code4Lib mailing is to provide a forum for > discussing the use of computers in libraries, usually in the form > of writing software. Example topics include but are not limited > to the strengths and weaknesses of particular protocols or > computer applications, the use of those protocols or applications > to address library problems, the sharing of cool (or "kewl") > hacks, position and conference announcements, etc. [1] > > Nobody is more concerned about the noise to signal ratio on this list than > me, the list’s owner. The Code4Lib community has traditionally been rather > hands-off when it comes to governance. And consequently strict policies have > been kept to a minimum, if not nonexistent. We are humans, and with that come > all sorts of beauties as well as blemishes. We must both embrace and accept > this. I tend to be a “let a thousand flowers bloom” kind of guy ^h^h^h^h > person. So I am able to tolerate seemingly off-topic threads. But when people > start sending me messages and when people start unsubscribing to the list, > then I know something is a bit off kilter. Believe it or not, I read each and > every post that comes across the wire. Such is my responsibility. Now that we > seem to be on track again, I am more relaxed. > > In short, this is a gentle reminder to stay on topic, most of the time. > > * Apparently “administratativia” is a word of my own design because a search > of it in Google returns only postings I’ve written. No wonder my spell > checker doesn’t like it. > > [1] description - http://dh.crc.nd.edu/sandbox/mailing-lists/code4lib/ > > — > Eric Lease Morgan
