RE: public access to the TIPS archives

[Rick Adams]

I don't think that's the issue, Louis. More to the issue is the fact that, unlike a Usenet post, when we post to a subscription mailing list, we have reasonable expectations that our posts will be confidential TO that list. Certainly, we're not posting with something to hide--but on the other hand, I've seen list members express comments about the administration of their institutions, provide sample test questions from their exams, and post other material that he or she would probably not care to have in the hands of students.   We realize that anything we say _could_ be accessible to a student, administrator, or other individual who chose to access the list archives--but that's very different from the general public being able to do a simple Google search on our names and access all our posts here. The purpose of this list being subscription based is to control access to some extent--if access to the content is freely available to anyone who chooses to look us up on the Internet, that purpose is defeated and we might just as well be posting to the Usenet or a Web Forum instead.   One thing to consider: Most of us post to other locations (blogs, Web Forums, etc.) and we may not feel comfortable in some of those settings revealing our place of employment publicly. If TIPS posts are easily accessible, however, anyone can learn where each of us works (most of us use our academic affiliations in our signature files here, as you know), something that could be a potential problem if our discussions in other forums are political or otherwise controversial in nature and someone decides to harass us at work--a very real possibility, particularly for the women on the list.   There should be settings for Lyris that prevent outside access to the Web forum (which is the only place the messages could be available) to non-members. If there are, they should be set. If there are not, then the list needs to use a listserver such as majordomo or listserv that DOES have such listings instead.   Rick   -- Rick Adams Capella University School of Technology Grand Canyon University School of Social Sciences. Jackson Community College Department of Social Sciences [EMAIL PROTECTED] "... and the only measure of your worth and your deeds will be the love you leave behind when you're gone." -Fred Small, J.D., "Everything Possible"     From: louis schmier [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, August 29, 2004 7:40 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences Subject: RE: public access to the TIPS archives Has anyone of us said anything that should be protected by a "top secret" stamp?   Make it a good day.   --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]