Re: Parallel OT list (was Re: ADMIN: Tech help request)
On 2/5/07, Eric Ray <ericjray -at- yahoo -dot- com> wrote:
> Side comment--would there be value in setting up a
> new parallel list for "off topic" discussions or
> technical discussions that aren't really tech
> writing? Now that we're free from Lyris, that
> would be straightforward to do. Let me (and
> Michelle) know what you think, please.
I am a member of two other lists that have spawned highly success OT
lists. It is natural for community to develop around a list, and just
as natural to develop a mechanism for keeping the mother list focused.
At face value, that introduces competing desires. The OT lists
alleviate that by allowing community to continue (and stray and
blossom) in a place that does not interfere with the purity of focus
on the primary list.
I joined the HATT list when I first made the leap to the TW / HA world
in 2000. The posts on the HATT were helpful and targeted, however,
the relationships that I made on the HATT off-topic list were, in
retrospect, even more instrumental in fast-tracking my professional
career (and opening up my mind on disparate topics like politics and
culture). I literally would not be the person I am today if not for
the ability to delve a little deeper with other professionals on
topics that ranged from shop-talk to all the other things that
interest smart, diverse people. The generosity of that group really
helped me to get through the early years as a writer, as well as
learning how to deal with 9/11 and everything that has happened since
then.
Having an OT list is not for everybody, but it does add another
dimension of service and options to the larger community.
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