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THERE COULD be two views on the recent revival of Goanet's birthday list,
thanks to the work put in by Vincente Fernandes.
One -- it adds to the clutter in our mailbox. Second -- it enhances the
interest level in Goanet, and helps take us closer to the original aim of
'building community'.
My view would veer to the side of the latter perspective....
Agreed, for those not accessing their mailbox regularly, the number of
messages might also be an issue. If this is the case with you, don't
unsubscribe. Simply try shifting to the Goanet-Digest version (write to
[EMAIL PROTECTED] requesting a shiftover). This allows you to get
your messages bunched together in the form of one or two 'digest' messages
each day. Result: less clutter in the mailbox. (But it also means that you
might get a message only hours after it has been put out on Goanet, thus
blocking your possibilities of participating in a breaking discussion.)
You decide which you prefer!
This note is also meant to be a thankyou to Vincente (someone I've never
met, strange how the Internet allows us to work together) and his
predecessors Pat and others who started and continued the birthday
list. Thanks to all the many who sent in their birthdays... we didn't know
that there were so many youngsters aboard, just lurking out there. FN
What is an online community? 'Community' is when people
get together and get to know one another, and 'online
community' is when it happens over a computer network...
'Online community' and 'virtual community' are two hot
buzzwords in the Internet press these days. Many
organizations (especially those with expensive Web sites)
are interested in online communities a sa way to get people
to come to their Web sites and stick around. Unfortunately,
these organisations seem to view their kind of online
communities as a way of tricking you into viewing lots
of Web pages so that you can see lots of banner ads and
maybe buy something. Providing information that people can
use, and fostering a sense of trust and belonging that
underlies any successful community, is secondary.
--Poor Richard's Building Online Communities
by Margaret Levine Young and John Levine
Top Floor Publishing, http://www.topfloor.com
