Hmmm, I can see the point of view here. I understand that it is nice for all to listen in on the book talk and it does make it all one-step-more-complicated to start a separate list for the talk.
On the other hand I think I can see benefits to a separate list as well. Two possible reasons to hold the book talk separately (they may or may not be good enough reasons to all the great folks on this list--just thought I would pipe in with thoughts on the other side): One thought is smoothness. Book talks run more smoothly if we can read down the posts in order and have them all be about the same subject. Other "inserts" to the conversation can be distracting, kind of like trying to listen to 2 or 3 conversations at a party. That is the nature of a listserv, but it might be interesting to try a booktalk without the other talk in the same room. Thought two is about depth of discourse. I have found in the past that people jump in on book talks that are not reading the book. No crime there:); listservs have that "join-in" aura that is irresistable. I suspect people join in that are not reading the book because they get some ideas from the conversation and certainly they have something to share and say. Nevertheless, since they have not been reading the book their additions can sometimes be digressions that take us away from an in-depth analysis of the reading material. It is kind of like trying to sit on a couch and talk with people about a shared book while concurrently turning and explaining features of the book to others that drop in but haven't read the book. Suddenly, you have two conversations happening. It can work, but it might not always benefit the dialogue. I do not know whether my thinking on this is the same as Ginger's, perhaps she has additional reasons for the separate conversation. I am open to whichever format the list wants to do, but I did want to share some ideas why a separate space might be beneficial. Perhaps there are more reasons, too. My two cents, Bonita California, gr.5 > I must agree with Deb. Why can't we discuss MOT2 right here? It's getting > too complicated. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
