Hi all,
Combining the lists makes sense to me. At last year's Standards SIG
meeting, discussion of merging them was favorable, and a later query
to the SIG list elicited no opposition. Since the main list and SIG
lists have little traffic, folding them together could enliven mcn-l
without swamping our in-boxes. Diane's suggestion of SIG subject
lines strikes me as useful. This might also attract new SIG members
if folks notice interesting messages with SIG-prefaced subjects.
And if some SIGs' postings really aren't relevant to non-members,
maybe their lists could stay separate if they wish? Regional SIGs'
postings might be useful only to a spatially bounded community,
unlike postings from topical SIGs with potential relevance
unconstrained by location. (And that way we MCN'ers not on the West
Coast wouldn't get all wistful at news of California SIG beach
parties and other distant festivities.... ;) But seriously, might it
be good for regional SIGs to have the option even if the other
(topical) SIG lists are all happily assimilated?
cheers,
Rob Lancefield (Standards SIG chair)
At 8:47 AM -0400 8/28/01, Diane Zorich wrote:
Yes! I think the MCN membership misses out on a lot that *may* be
of interest by siphoning messages off to separate SIG lists. For
those who are concerned their mailboxes may be flooded, fear not --
the extra traffic is not that great. Also, it can be somewhat
alleviated if each SIG-related posting has, as its subject line, the
SIG name first, followed by the subject....
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