I'd like to participate in the forum. Please keep me posted. Thank you, Kara
--- Charles 'wokka' Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org> wrote: > Mark, David, both are very good ideas. Our > wonderful cavetex > (texascavers) mailing list is hosted by myself, > which has no affiliation > with the TSA at all, other than being a member. But > as a member, I'm > here to help out as necessary. I do have the skills > and ability to host > another "forum" for discussion, be it members of > TSA only or an opt-in > list for direct TSA discussions. > > We can do this via mailing list, or by a web based > forum, for bulletin > board system. This can be done quickly, easily and > at no cost. > > Anyone that wants to discuss it, contact me > off-list. > > Charles > > Alman, Mark @ IRP wrote: > > > > Superior write-up, thanks for posting it! > > > > I'll add my 1/50th of a dollar below, plus a > proposal I have. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > *From:* David Locklear > [mailto:dlocklea...@ev1.net] > > *Sent:* Friday, September 01, 2006 7:25 AM > > *To:* Cavetex > > *Subject:* [Texascavers] The TSA purpose - another > opinion > > > > > > I believe the TSA is at a cross-roads. It has > been there before, > > probably many times. There are issues > > that I believe need to be discussed. I believe > the best way to do that > > is on the internet on a forum separate but > > similar to Cavetex. There are some drawbacks > to this. For > > example, the e-mail box clutter. And who is > going > > to maintain it? I do not have the computer > skills, to volunteer for > > that. > > > > > > *Since Andy G. and I have access to and maintain > the TSA members list > > (Andy as Secretary and myself as the TC Editor), I > am* > > *volunteering to start/moderate/maintain a user > group * *for all _PAID > > _TSA members that are interested in the friendly, > positive, and congenial* > > *free exchange of ideas and thoughts on the ideals > of cave conservation, > > caving, events, projects, and camarderie that the > TSA represents.* > > ** > > *Think of this group as an amiable gathering of > like-minded friends from > > around this far-flung state, who have chosen to > congregate around the > > proverbial * > > *electronic campfire of cyberspace for a free > exchange of dialogue on > > how to take the TSA into the future, much like my > favorite memories of > > gathering * > > *around the fire pits at CBSP and Kickapoo Caverns > after a hard day of > > mapping, surveying, brushwalking, etc. * > > ** > > *Negative and hostile thinkers, rock throwers, > gossipers, backbiters, > > anyone who is antagonistic/caustic/cantankerous, > arsonists (folks who > > enjoy throwing a can of gas on the fire to incite > flame wars and then > > stand back to watch), or folks who dwell on the he > said/she said > > "someone done somebody wrong songs" of 1, 5, 10, > 20 years ago* > > *need not apply.* > > > > *CaveTex is a great way for all cavers of all > interests and affiliations > > throughout the state to converse, wisecrack, > announce projects, and to > > generally BS.* > > ** > > *This new group would not take away from that. It > would just eliminate > > folks that have nothing to bring to the TSA table > or else they'd be > > members.* > > > > I believe someday that you will hear cavers > discuss topics concerning > > the future of the TSA. > > > > For example, back in the good ole days, people > showed their caving > > photos to people in slide shows. Soon > > you will e-mail your slideshows, and we will all > have giant plasma > > screens to view the photos in the privacy of > > our home, while sitting on a soft leather > recliner. We will have > > video-conferencing to hold meetings. We won't > > need to drive across Texas to hold the convention. > We will have > > web-conventions. I am willing to go so far > > as to say that by 2030, we will all laugh at the > idea of holding an > > outdoor convention. How many of us will be > > still be around in 2030. I will only be a > young 66, so for me it is > > something to that is plausible. I think > > if it is still done, it will only be for > nostalgia's sake, like when > > we go caving with carbide. > > > > > > *The advent of elctronics and the 'Net is the > reason, David, that I > > firmly believe that the conventions, events, and > projects that the TSA > > promotes that brings cavers face-to-face are all > the more vital and > > important. * > > ** > > *This from a longtime caver who just attended his > first convention this > > year!* > > ** > > *I love email, but, people are much less reluctant > to issue disparaging > > remarks if that person is right in front of them. > Email and the 'Net > > make it too easy issue to trash someone or to send > an email or remark > > that is interpreted the wrong way.* > > ** > > *Does the TSA have issues and the occasional > "dysfunctional family > > moment", as my lovely wife likes to call them? * > > ** > > *Heck, yes, but which family out there doesn't?! > You just don't throw > > the baby out with the bath water.* > > ** > > ** > > *Can these issues be worked thru and rectified? > Sure and I think a > > dedicated TSA user group is a good first step.* > > ** > > ** > > *Who's with me and whadda y'all think?* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > *Mark Alman* > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > ** > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: > texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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