On Monday, October 28, 2002, at 11:07 AM, R.A. Cantrell wrote: > on 10/28/02 10:56 AM, John A. Ardelli at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > >> However, although the existence of such lists seems logical, I've >> never >> actually heard of one before. > > Nor have I. The idea set me to musing on the relationship of "list" to > "professional." Obviously professionals discuss matter among > themselves, > but the idea of lists within the context of the internet seems > somhow to > be to collectively and mutually supply points of information that non > professionals want and that professionals already possess( and might > be > reluctant to share, sans fee, with non-professionals [i.e. clients]).
I'm on a veritable plethora of these lists; among people here in my office, we discuss things (informally or formally) verbally. however, there's only a couple of people on-site in my same department (essentially the IT dept). the people I really spend a lot of time discussing things with are spread across the US in a few dozen different locations. For discussion, we use a mailing list. as for the "non-pros want, pros already possess" argument... I guess one could make that argument for this list, but there are plenty of lists out there (the Mac Managers list, for one) where it's all Pros.... some people are just pros at one thing, and others are pros at something else. So.... yes, mailing lists are a method for dispersing information, experience, and knowledge... but not always Pro -> Amateur. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
