Actually I have been lurking on the new list for a several days now and
find it BORING--the same old questions that are archived in tips are
being asked and there are just as many redundant responses with no
new information as one would normally get on tips--at least 6 people
have already mentioned that little albert was not followed up; that
he was adopted out and taken away before extinction trials; that all of
this has been grossly exaggerated, et. cetc. Ditto for going over
Genie. Ok, so the teaching of psych assessment thread is less
redundant.
But overall, I suspect Rick is right!
annette
On Wed, 3 Nov 1999, Rick Adams wrote:
> 1. It will provide a forum for those who want a very structured
> and focused list in which to discuss _only_ the subject of teaching with no
> "side jaunts," casual conversation or lengthy debates. By being moderated,
> posts such as nearly all of Michael Sylvester's messages, Louis' "Random
> Thoughts," my own ventures into free speech, etc.
>
> 2. It will eliminate any justification for insisting that such
> conversations _not_ appear in this list. TIPS members who have been
> insisting that such conversation are not appropriate to this forum and
> deprive them of the teaching-specific content they seek, will be able to
> simply subscribe to the new list, and thus there will be no legitimacy in
> demanding that the conversations cease here.
>
> Personally, I suspect that the new list, as a moderated environment,
> will quickly become rather "talked out" and very low traffic (no list which
> does not permit a wide range of views and topics can maintain a stable
> membership for long--there is simply too much tendency for the same topics
> to repeat over and over as new members join and introduce them), but if it
> does endure it will provide the resource mentioned above, while if it does
> not it will make the point that Tips should never try to impose such
> limitations. In either case, it is a benefit to everyone.
>
> Rick
> --
>
> Rick Adams
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> Department of Social Sciences
> Jackson Community College, Jackson, MI
>
> "... 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"
>
>
>
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