On 7/6/06, Jeremy Boynes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Jul 6, 2006, at 3:04 PM, Jim Marino wrote: > > On Jul 6, 2006, at 2:22 PM, Jeremy Boynes wrote: > >> >> We will also hold pre-announced chats at other times so try and >> bring closure to issues that seem to be dragging on in email >> threads. The point of these is to come to a decision and such >> outcomes must be posted to the list for all to review. It is the >> discussion on the list that is binding. > I like all of this except the above. I thought decisions of > substance cannot be made on IRC? It sounds unfair since people > oftentimes cannot attend. I have no problems with discussions but > decision making should be on the list. I hate to be a contrarian on > this point but I feel it is important. The intention here was to provide a mechanism to handle discussions from the list that were just going on and on. Critical is that the discussion started on the list and would conclude on the list. I was trying to capture that the point of the chat would be to tackle a specific issue rather than just have your typical rambling IRC thread :-) Would it work for you to say that the point of the chat would be to have a focused discussion?
+1 -- I think we should consider IRC a great venue for arbitrary sets of folks to come to consensus amongst themselves, which will ultimately help build consensus amongst everyone on the email list. I for one tend to avoid IRC because of frequent firewall issues. Plus, I have enough scheduled/realtime meetings/appointments that I really don't need one more :) thanks, k --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
