Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-07 Thread ais523
On Thu, 2009-08-06 at 17:53 -0700, Ed Murphy wrote: > Sgeo wrote: > > > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > >> On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, comex wrote: > >>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > Non-recordkeepors, however, won't. > Actually, it will be a positiv

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-06 Thread Ed Murphy
Sgeo wrote: > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, comex wrote: >>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > Non-recordkeepors, however, won't. Actually, it will be a positive pain for recordkeepors (searching multiple archives), for w

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, Sgeo wrote: > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, comex wrote: >>> I don't; there's no reason to be using the agoranomic.org archives, >>> which are handy in a pinch but pretty clunky. >> >> I have every reason to do so; it's my preferred

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-06 Thread Sgeo
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 9:10 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > > On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, comex wrote: >> On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: Non-recordkeepors, however, won't. >>> >>> Actually, it will be a positive pain for recordkeepors (searching multiple >>> archives), for whom I have mor

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Thu, 6 Aug 2009, ais523 wrote: > IMO, something like an AAA mill > purchase is rather more contentful than the typical a-b content, IMO, [the opposite]

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-06 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, Ed Murphy wrote: >> As a supplement/alternative, what would people think of criminalizing >> large numbers of public messages -- No.

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-06 Thread ais523
On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 23:52 -0500, Pavitra wrote: > As a supplement/alternative, what would people think of criminalizing > large numbers of public messages -- say, 8 or 16 per person per week? It > wouldn't platonically cancel any messages, and it should encourage > people to lump their actions to

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-06 Thread ais523
On Wed, 2009-08-05 at 16:21 -0600, Sean Hunt wrote: > I hereby initiate a Straw Poll to decide whether or not the > Distributor should add another forum (tentatively with the name > agora-business) to the agoranomic.org lists, and the Registrar should > subsequently make it Public. The valid option

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Pavitra
Ed Murphy wrote: > Pavitra wrote: > >> As a supplement/alternative, what would people think of criminalizing >> large numbers of public messages -- say, 8 or 16 per person per week? It >> wouldn't platonically cancel any messages, and it should encourage >> people to lump their actions together. O

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Taral
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 3:21 PM, Sean Hunt wrote: > I hereby initiate a Straw Poll to decide whether or not the > Distributor should add another forum (tentatively with the name > agora-business) to the agoranomic.org lists AGAINST -- Taral "Please let me know if there's any further trouble I ca

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Ed Murphy
Pavitra wrote: > As a supplement/alternative, what would people think of criminalizing > large numbers of public messages -- say, 8 or 16 per person per week? It > wouldn't platonically cancel any messages, and it should encourage > people to lump their actions together. On the other hand, it migh

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Pavitra
Kerim Aydin wrote: > Still, how about this compromise: start with Agora-Contracts as a > discussion forum, encourage contests to amend their charters to allow > "boring" business to happen there, then make it public later if that > doesn't work. This feels like the right solution to me. It combi

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread comex
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:34 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > I nomic in many spare cycles in a traveling/many multiple computer job, so > can't depend on an installed base.  Dislike most web clients (hate gmail > for reason you mentioned) - most dependable I've got is term window and > Pine (after many ye

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, comex wrote: > On Aug 5, 2009, at 9:10 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> I have every reason to do so; it's my preferred way to look back at most >> things. -G. > > Why? I nomic in many spare cycles in a traveling/many multiple computer job, so can't depend on an installed base. Di

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread comex
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 5, 2009, at 9:10 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: I have every reason to do so; it's my preferred way to look back at most things. -G. Why?

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, comex wrote: > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: >>> Non-recordkeepors, however, won't. >> >> Actually, it will be a positive pain for recordkeepors (searching multiple >> archives), for whom I have more sympathy. > > I don't; there's no reason to be using the

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, Kerim Aydin wrote: > That being said, I've wished for over a year that the AAA would just > find their own darn list. I don't see why we should make things harder > on the recorkeepors for their convenience. Alternative: create Agora-Contests; make it a discussion forum for

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread comex
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:52 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> Non-recordkeepors, however, won't. > > Actually, it will be a positive pain for recordkeepors (searching multiple > archives), for whom I have more sympathy. I don't; there's no reason to be using the agoranomic.org archives, which are handy in

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, comex wrote: > On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: >> AGAINST.  Encourage minor contest traffic elsewhere, instead. >> (All recordkeepors will have to check all PFs anyway, so nothing >> is gained).  -G. > > Non-recordkeepors, however, won't. Actually, it will b

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread comex
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Kerim Aydin wrote: > AGAINST.  Encourage minor contest traffic elsewhere, instead. > (All recordkeepors will have to check all PFs anyway, so nothing > is gained).  -G. Non-recordkeepors, however, won't. -- -c.

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Kerim Aydin
On Wed, 5 Aug 2009, Sean Hunt wrote: > I hereby initiate a Straw Poll to decide whether or not the > Distributor should add another forum (tentatively with the name > agora-business) to the agoranomic.org lists, and the Registrar should > subsequently make it Public. The valid options are FOR, AGA

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Ed Murphy
coppro wrote: > I hereby initiate a Straw Poll to decide whether or not the > Distributor should add another forum (tentatively with the name > agora-business) to the agoranomic.org lists, and the Registrar should s/business/actions/ > subsequently make it Public. The valid options are FOR, AGAINST

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Geoffrey Spear
AGAINST; we already have 4 public fora. On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 6:21 PM, Sean Hunt wrote: > I hereby initiate a Straw Poll to decide whether or not the > Distributor should add another forum (tentatively with the name > agora-business) to the agoranomic.org lists, and the Registrar should > subsequ

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread comex
FOR. There's no advantage of a digest over a second list that can be sequestered into its own folder/label, and many disadvantages. I will just lump the messages into the same label for reading, but I can see the need for reducing traffic. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 5, 2009, at 6:21 PM,

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Jonatan Kilhamn
2009/8/6 Sean Hunt : > I hereby initiate a Straw Poll to decide whether or not the > Distributor should add another forum (tentatively with the name > agora-business) to the agoranomic.org lists, and the Registrar should > subsequently make it Public. The valid options are FOR, AGAINST, and > PRESE

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Pavitra
Sean Hunt wrote: > I hereby initiate a Straw Poll to decide whether or not the > Distributor should add another forum (tentatively with the name > agora-business) to the agoranomic.org lists, and the Registrar should > subsequently make it Public. The valid options are FOR, AGAINST, and > PRESENT.

Re: DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Roger Hicks
On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 16:21, Sean Hunt wrote: > I hereby initiate a Straw Poll to decide whether or not the > Distributor should add another forum (tentatively with the name > agora-business) to the agoranomic.org lists, and the Registrar should > subsequently make it Public. The valid options are

DIS: Straw Poll: agora-actions

2009-08-05 Thread Sean Hunt
I hereby initiate a Straw Poll to decide whether or not the Distributor should add another forum (tentatively with the name agora-business) to the agoranomic.org lists, and the Registrar should subsequently make it Public. The valid options are FOR, AGAINST, and PRESENT. The set of eligible voters