At the November IxDA Board Retreat, we discussed extensively the pros and cons of splitting up the mailing list into multiple lists. Ultimately, we decided not to, although obviously the topic is open to revisiting.
Why did we decide to retain the one list (despite the increased level of traffic, which we are all painfully aware of)? 1. As has been been pointed out, there are multiple ways to follow the mailing list, and now, thanks to Jeff Howard, even one more way. 2. Community would be lost if we started breaking up the list into sub- groups (web, consumer electronics, etc.). We felt that the various mediums had a lot in common and could share between them. 3. We did not want to turn the main mailing list into a dumping ground of crap topics. 4. We wanted to retain some measure of serendipity to the list. Splitting the list might mean you never see an interesting post on another list you might care about (but didn't know you would care about). 5. Threads evolve. What can start as something interesting to only a small group of people can organically widen and be useful to lots of people. We did toy with the idea of a paid-membership-only mailing list, but we also felt that our inclusiveness and low-barrier to entry was a better model for the organization. Anyway, still open for debate, but that was our reasoning (as I recall it). Dan ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
