Parallel OT list (was Re: ADMIN: Tech help request)

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Another vote for.

iF/SIA

On 2/5/07, John Cook <john.cook at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/5/07, Eric Ray <ericjray at yahoo.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.
>
> --
> John Cook
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> john dot cook at gmail dot com
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