On Sun, 13 Aug 2006, Robert A. Rohde wrote: > Eli Rabett wrote: > > Real Climate recently started an open forum that has no structure. As > > a result, even for the first 100 messages, it is very hard to follow. > > I just made the suggestion over there, that given the overlap of > > participants it might make more sense to move the forum over here and > > call this RealClimate Forum > > While it is an interesting idea, I would be surprised to see it happen.
Me too. > RealClimate's blog based approach keeps their > signal to noise very high and ensures consistent credibility, but it is > consequently quite limited as a forum for broader community discussion. Yes. But I don't see why RC should put up a link to this list on the site... ah, we do... but... just as one amongst many blogs. I wonder if it would be better to add a link (as JA does) along the lines of "somewhat freer, but still moderated, discussion is available at..." > What you suggest Eli, is one way that RealClimate could foster broader > discussion, but I think it is a much different beast than the existing > "RC Forum". It would be interesting if the group at RealClimate were > willing to share their credibility with a system that they didn't > directly control. Another approach is that RC could expand their site > to include more traditional forum software (vBulletin, phpBB, SMF). I doubt that would work. Its enough trouble moderating the existing discussion. Something involving more work is unlikely to get approval. And if it isn't involving contribution from RC people, why would it carry the RC name? -W. William M Connolley | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | http://www.antarctica.ac.uk/met/wmc/ Climate Modeller, British Antarctic Survey | (01223) 221479 If I haven't seen further, it's because giants were standing on my shoulders -- This message (and any attachments) is for the recipient only. NERC is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and the contents of this email and any reply you make may be disclosed by NERC unless it is exempt from release under the Act. Any material supplied to NERC may be stored in an electronic records management system. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups Global Change ("globalchange") newsgroup. Global Change is a public, moderated venue for discussion of science, technology, economics and policy dimensions of global environmental change. Posts will be admitted to the list if and only if any moderator finds the submission to be constructive and/or interesting, on topic, and not gratuitously rude. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/globalchange -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
