I agree! So says another lurker ;) Cinthia A. Dunn-Izquierdo The Izzy Clan ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Jeu-jeu Gerbils" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 4:36 PM Subject: Re: Moving the list
: Hi Laura, : : I couldn't have said it better nor more. You voiced exactly every point I was going : to say now (it's after office hours) when I have time to type a longer email. : Thanks! : : Julian, I agree too that most of us (i.e. everyone who's kept mum to now) probably : don't mind where the list is as long as: : : 1/ it still exists : 2/ is user-friendly : 3/ has the searchable archive capability : 4/ and the spam rate is zero (as much as possible). : : Also, many probably would like it moved very soon to the new location due to the : recent hike in spams and the fact that the move is already being so actively : discussed. The people most willing/able to moderate have likely all spoken already. : : : So, as our unofficial moderator, it would be great if you can consult with the : potential new moderators and then let us all know the final decisions. : : Thanks, : Amy : The Jeu-jeu Gerbils : : PS. In my original email "Why are we getting spam mail?", the reason I thought : maybe Topica had something to do with the spams was just the timing. I thought : maybe spammers had somehow gotten hold of addresses in my contact list when I signed : onto Topica, so now spams are getting to my GML contact. That's all. : : : --- Laura O'Brien <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: : > Ok, Julian, here's one lurker you've persuaded to come out of the : > woodwork and add her two cents' worth. : > : > I know you've been asking for more discussion on the issue of : > moving the list, but I suspect that most of the members on the : > list are like me, and feel that because we don't post much, if : > ever, we really shouldn't be imposing our views on the rest of : > the group. I really think that most of us won't much care where : > the list is, as long as we can continue to read up on helpful : > advice for our little furballs. If you can get 3 or 4 people to : > agree to moderate, then they should be the ones to decide on the : > location, based on what's easiest for them. And if you get only : > 1 or 2 to agree, start with that and let others know that the : > positions are still open. : > : > Now, with that being said, I will still venture to offer my : > personal opinions on the matter of where to go. . . : > : > You wrote that we have the following five options: : > : > a) Tony's offer of his private server. : > b) Michelle Haines' husband, Kirk, an IT professional has offered : > to host the list for free. : > c) Yahoo : > d) Topica, like yahoo, but less complicated, but does not have : > some of the add-ons like polls, and file areas that Yahoo have. : > e) Somewhere else : > : > I agree that Tony and Kirk are most generous in their offers, but : > I also feel that for such a large list, it would be asking too : > much to lay the responsibility on a single individual. That : > leaves Topica and Yahoo, for the time being. : > : > Yahoo may have some features that Topica doesn't, but do we : > really need those features? Before this issue came up, when was : > the last time anyone on the list talked of wanting to take a : > list-wide poll? It seems from what I've heard that Topica offers : > a quieter nook for us to get on with our business than the : > commercial environment of Yahoo. Also, as one third of the list : > is already subscribed, it seems we're well on our way to going : > with Topica anyway. And who's to say that any decision is cast in : > concrete? If we have major trouble with Topica, why can't we : > change? That wouldn't be a decision lightly made, but it is still : > an option if we don't like whichever list we try. : > : > It would seem wise to move the list soon. But Julian, as much as : > you might try to get us all to act like a democratic society, my : > guess is that we're more like a herd of sheep waiting for the : > collie to lead us--oops, wrong list. I mean, we're more like a : > clan of gerbils waiting for the dominant ones to tell us where to : > go. So, how about this--just tell everyone that the list will be : > running on Topica by the 1st of February, end of story, and they : > have one week to resolve any major issues with that decision. As : > our "unofficial" moderator, and the one who's taken most of the : > initiative on this, I believe you have the right to make that : > decision. : > : > So, there's my two cents' worth. And if you're really stuck for : > a moderator, and if it really won't take all that much time, I : > might be game to give it a go. : > : > -- : > Hoping to see all of you on Topica, : > : > Laura in Dublin : > : > PS--Is there anyone else from Ireland on this list yet? : : : __________________________________________________ : Do You Yahoo!? : Great stuff seeking new owners in Yahoo! Auctions! : http://auctions.yahoo.com :
