Smylers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Miko O'Sullivan wrote: > >> The idea of discussion summaries has been well received, ... > > I read this thread over the past couple of days. It's only today that, > having thought about it, an objection occurred to me. I've no problem > with people summarizing threads, but with this bit: > >> The summaries will be located at http://www.idocs.com/perl6/ > > Why? > > I read the Perl 6 language list with a news-reader, which conveniently > shows new articles when it's run. People subscribed to read this by > e-mail get similar service. I don't want to have to remember to check a > webpage on a regular basis just to see if anything new has cropped up > there. > > Couldn't thread summaries just be sent to this list? Piers would almost > certainly link to them in his weekly summaries -- he has done previously > when people, most notably MikeL, have posted ad hoc summaries of > particular topics.
That's definitely a good idea. With the added advantage that, if a reader wants, the whole thread is immediately accessible for further investigation. -- Piers
