Brian Carroll wrote:
1) To UNsubscribe from Design-L, moderated by Howard Ray
Lawrence of PSU and akin a USENET feed, send a message to:
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Brian, I don't see why people have to unsubscribe from the Design-L.
Howard Ray Lawrence was a little concerned about this as well. The
relation between an unmoderated Design-L and a moderated one is not
resolved, and still is open to a patient discussion.
Attached below is an extract from my conversation with Howard today
morning... besides what I said there, I also think the Design-L location
at PSU gives it a strong sense of place, there are strengths built over
some years which may not have to be surrendered.
I think there are opportunities which should eventually be considered by
all list members (and perhaps put to vote).
Howard Ray Lawrence wrote:
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> Anand:
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> In regard to your earlier comments, note the name of this new list,
> design-l.v2.
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> Also, note that many of the current/former subscribers to Design List
> have been invited to join.
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> Your views. . .?
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> Howard
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<snip>
I would have called it something else, or at least "Design-L
(Unmoderated)" if the association to Design-L was important, and then
used this logic:
up to 2005: One Design-L
after 2005: two forks to Design-L
fork 1: Moderated, the original list
fork 2: Unmoderated, experimental
with a condition that the unmoderated list is used
by a small group of people to test ideas, make comments which
might sound offensive, put-up half considered hypothesis etc.;
with an understanding that once ideas **mature** they would
be submitted to the moderated list (and a larger audience)
so the moderated list works as a peer reviewed list.
[personal note edited]
I would have used the disagreement to create a system with
better-quality ideas.
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