I remember we had this conversation a few years ago. The archives are publicly accessible and have been for a long time. After the conversation a number of years ago, I wrote the Frequently Asked Questions document for the OSLIST (now at http://tinyurl.com/2acbb (that short little link takes you to the wiki page.) Section four of the FAQ reads:
"4. Is the list archived and publicly accessible? Yes, the list is archived, and all material posted to the list is also posted to the archive. The archive is publicly accessible, so you may wish to keep this in mind if you choose to post to the list. The archives can be read and searched by visiting http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html >From time to time, discussions and postings to the list find their way into other forms, such as the User's Non-Guide, onto websites, or forwarded to others who are not on the list. List members should be aware that posts to the OSLIST are public, and posting to the list is generally understood to mean that your thoughts are okay to be shared with the rest of the world. If you would like to use material that has been posted to the list, please quote the source of the material, and maybe let that person know how you are using their words." If there is a need to clarify the givens about the list further or make changes to the FAQ, I would invite anyone who wishes to do so to edit the wiki page, or email me with suggestions. In the meantime, perhaps I'll just post the FAQ again under a different header. Cheers, Chris --- CHRIS CORRIGAN Bowen Island, BC, Canada (604) 947-9236 Consultation - Facilitation Open Space Technology Weblog: http://www.chriscorrigan.com/parkinglot Homepage: http://www.chriscorrigan.com [email protected] (604) 947-9236 > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Birgitt > Williams > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 4:13 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Searchable OSLIST - Need Some Keywords > > Interesting and yet it also feels to me like a violation of my own sense > of > community. I have posted to the list almost since the beginning. For > years, > my posts were very personal because I didn't understand about lists and > thought the community on the list was a real community for me. And then I > learned my assumptions were wrong. I never could get the 'givens' about > the > list clarified. And now, to know that what I had written from my heart to > the list is definitely beyond the list community just doesn't feel good. I > have loved this community and a real sense of community. Was the material > posted from our hearts ever meant for the world? It is an interesting > question. What happens when a community won't (or isn't given the > opportunity to work at) sort out the 'givens' for itself so that we know > what we are involved in and what we are not? What happens when someone > just > by a 'switch' can change the parameters. > > Whatever I contributed over the years was meant for this list. > > Birgitt > > > -----Original Message----- > From: OSLIST [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Michael > Herman > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 6:02 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Searchable OSLIST - Need Some Keywords > > > Hello All, > > For some time now, a number of us have been thinking and talking about > how to go about making the wealth of insight and resources buried in the > OSLIST archives more available to the larger world out there. Always > seemed like so much work to go searching and digesting and organizing. > Until now. > > I have just heard from the folks at Boise State who run the listserve. > They tell me that they have thrown the switch and now the wealth of our > Archives can be searched by anyone interested in learning about OST, > without necessarily joining the list. Simple as that. Btw, I think > the credit for this brilliance goes to Garbriel Shirley, specifically, > and the OSI-USA Board, generally. > > What we need now is a list of key words that will help the OSLIST > homepage be more quickly discoverable by Google and the other search > engines. > > Please add to this list: > > Open Space Technology, OSLIST, organization transformation, > facilitation, open space, > > > > Many thanks, Michael > > P.S. I don't know what prompted all the capitals here... feels kind of > like getting all dressed up! <grin> > > -- > > Michael Herman > Michael Herman Associates > 300 West North Avenue #1105 > Chicago IL 60610 USA > (312) 280-7838 > > http://www.michaelherman.com - consulting & publications > http://www.globalchicago.net - laboratory & playground > http://www.openspaceworld.org - worldwide open space > > ...inviting organization into movement > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected], > Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > --- > Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.620 / Virus Database: 399 - Release Date: 3/11/2004 > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.620 / Virus Database: 399 - Release Date: 3/11/2004 > > * > * > ========================================================== > [email protected] > ------------------------------ > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of [email protected], > Visit: > > http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html * * ========================================================== [email protected] ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of [email protected], Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html
