Bill Cole <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
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>Just BTW -- how much "design" went into GML when it was born? I believe
>that your beautifully crafted Charter/Guidelines show that GML evolved,
>and continues to evolve. GML was a baby once too.
Actually, for three months the original 20 or so members of GML simply
copied one another into their posts. When that worked and proved useful,
Sharon arranged for a proper listserver to take over. The GML was
trailed with its users before it was launched.
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>***** I think everyone SHOULD see messages from both, especially you.
I am likely to only see the messages posted here.
>
>But even if they don't -- each list could evaluate after six months. On
>GML it might be, Do we miss the social content that might have moved to
>SocialGML? In SocialGML it might be, Shall we continue this list? Enough
>people will participate in both discussions to ensure that the two lists
>are communicating.
>
>I can't predict what consensus would be reached in those two
>iscussions -- but if they conflict, I'm sure that problem could be
>worked out.
Maybe in a unilateral way.
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>
>***** Let's have that discussion now. Please start a GML thread, Julian.
>
>In the meantime, people can look at SocialGML as it is learning its way.
>So they have something concrete on which to comment. Please accept that
>as a compromise that would be more useful than canceling the experiment.
How can we have compromise when the principle of consensus that has
served the GML so well for five years been abandoned at the outset of
this exercise?
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>If you want, I personally will forward every message in the discussion to
>SocialGML to be sure it is read there. SocialGML prohibits cross-posting
>to and from GML, but this topic prolly is an approved exception. Notice
>that I'm sending THIS message to SocialGML.
Do what you will!
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Julian
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