Fred Baker wrote: > On 7/17/06 10:51 AM, "Iljitsch van Beijnum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Why do you need a jabber _scribe_ for input? > > The primary value of a jabber scribe is that someone knows that *they* > should type into the chat room. Absent that, yes, anyone *could* type, > but who reliably *would*?
To underscore your point: 1. There is a clear benefit in having a reasonably something along the lines of a meeting trascript. The jabber log is a remarkably good means of obtaining that and having it be available in real time. 2. The mere existence of a jabber session is not enough to produce the transcript. Without having a person assigned the task, the group would be relying on the happenstance of that different individuals would decide to perform this task. There is quite a bit of research on group behavior that assures us that this will not happen. (*) (*) The body of formal, sociology and psychology research underscores what is perhaps the best-known example of this phenomenon: <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Genovese>. _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
