On Tue, 27 Nov 2001 13:36:00 -0800 Chuq Von Rospach <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> How we handle it depends on whether we see the list as > topic-focussed or community-focussed. Are others noticing that? There's also a middle ground. I primarily run topic-focused lists, but realise that the success of those lists is due to their membership communities. As a result I massage topic with one hand and the community with the other. As with most such things its a balancing act. > Is the list "about the San Jose Sharks"? Or is the list "for San > Jose Sharks fans"? Then there's, "The list is about Foo and helping people with/do Foo." Its not a simple clear cut dichotomy. Most of my lists not only have the topic definition of <technical field> but have a base purpose of "improve <technical field> and advance the state of the art." The state of the art is advance by people and their contributions, and so social engineering and human relations are a large (huge) factor. At the same time they can't dominate or else you've abandoned the list purpose in pursuit of ego stroking. -- J C Lawrence Satan, oscillate my metallic sonatas. ---------(*) He lived as a devil, eh? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Evil is a name of a foeman, as I live. http://www.kanga.nu/~claw/ Reviled did I live; evil I did deliver.
