Mike, Some comments and observations, designed to be helpful and not critical.
I understand your motivation for attempting to curb the depth of detail coming from some of the techies on the list. But the problem, as I see it, with doing that is that you cannot establish a clear definition of what is too much technical detail and what isnt. My description of how to make CS using a 12-volt wall adapter is too technical for some, an insult to their intelligence to others. If it was possible to poll all list members, I believe you would find that there was a broader consensus on what is rude and discourteous than what is too technical. That is because technical is defined by what the viewer already knows, but rudeness and discourtesy is defined by feelings that we all hold in common (pretty much). Roger (or someone) had a good point that it didnt seem fair that he was expected to use his delete button to delete off-topic stuff, but others couldnt be asked to do the same with technical posts. A Techie List actually has the effect of splintering the Community on a basis that is vague. Also, those consigned to the Techie list probably will feel rejected from the general Community. If you lower the technical level to the point that a brand new, uninitiated, mostly ignorant newbie feels comfortable, the loss in knowledge would be considerable. Plus, the techies will mostly just go somewhere else (not the new Techie List). In the same way that you must explain to each newbie what the purposes and parameters of the Silver-List are when they first subscribe, so you can explain that there are several levels of knowledge and expertise here, and that they should swallow the meat and spit out the bones. Finally, for a newbie to see discussion at a level too far beyond them is to actually establish that this is a good place with knowledgeable people to ask questions of. These are my thoughts. Terry Chamberlin _______________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.ca address at http://mail.yahoo.ca -- The silver-list is a moderated forum for discussion of colloidal silver. To join or quit silver-list or silver-digest send an e-mail message to: [email protected] -or- [email protected] with the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the SUBJECT line. To post, address your message to: [email protected] Silver-list archive: http://escribe.com/health/thesilverlist/index.html List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]>
