Allison Randal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Miko O'Sullivan wrote: >> >> Therefore, I propose that members of the language list provide summaries >> of the discussions in the group. Each summary describes a proposed idea >> feature of the language, then summarizes the list's feelings on the idea. >> Different opinions will be presented. The summaries will also attempt to >> provide a feeling for the weight of opinion, e.g., "most people felt this >> way", "some people felt differently", etc. The summaries will also link to >> the original threads so that readers can peruse the raw data. > > Go for it. It might not catch on, but it's worth a try. Keep in mind > that Piers' summaries already cover a good part of this, but if you do > it right you might make his job easier. :)
Hell yes. Actually my summaries run on a different 'clock' to thread summaries; I'd expect thread summaries to get written after a given thread has pretty much died down (or at least started repeating itself too often) whereas my summaries get produced to a weekly timetable, which isn't necessarily the same as the threads (see the last few summaries where the same thread has appeared repeatedly) -- Piers