Neville wrote: > My only concern would be, if this format changed to something else > more readily available or accessible or whatever, how accessible would > it be to having it "policed?" by "who knows who?" when it comes to > content from members?
I consider that a reasonable concern... Part of why we're relatively safe from interference here is because we're not big enough to be a threat. Security by obscurity, in a way. > It's really hard to find somewhere whereby people have a degree of > freedom of speech without being persecuted or threatened by mainstream > stooges and halfwits. The insularity of our little community has spared us from much of the conflict you see in less protected public spaces. I've allowed the group to languish to a degree the last several years that it has slowed our growth and stifled activity enough that I've been able to get away without having to intervene very much... (And I'll explain more of the reasons for that in the near future.) We're basically flying under the radar. If we started a full-fledged web forum, perhaps with features like e-mail integration and blogs/wiki, it would attract a lot more links and clicks and we'd get a steady stream of new folks who would NOT be part of the existing culture. Ultimately we'd have to adapt to their presence while we gradually built the new community. The principles I've applied to this list may serve as a good basis for an online community of that type, but I'd bet that I (and my fellow volunteers) would still face a steep learning curve applying them in a much larger context. The bottom line answer to your concern, Neville, is that it boils down to how well the moderators do their job. How well I learn to adapt our guiding principles to the new environment and how well I communicate that to the volunteers. Meanwhile, I'm still curious if anybody is actually limited in their ability to deal with web-based resources? Still on dial-up? Machine too slow? Be well, Mike D. -- The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. Rules and Instructions: http://www.silverlist.org Unsubscribe: <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html Off-Topic discussions: <mailto:[email protected]> List Owner: Mike Devour <mailto:[email protected]>
