Lurking [Was: [WinMac] discussion topics]


Dan Schwartz(expresso[at]snip.net)
Mon, 17 Aug 1998 01:15:56 -0400


        Dear Marc (and everyone else):

        Discussing issues publicly helps bring up responses -- And sometimes
corrections to errant advice. Robust discussions, IMHO, help everyone learn.
  
        Besides, how else do you bring the "lurkers" out of hiding?! :)

        Cheers!
        Dan

At 11:21 PM 8/16/98 -0500, Marc wrote:
>Hi everyone,
>
> Most of you don't know this, but when you unsubscribe, you'll
>receive a message from LetterRip Pro asking you to tell me why you're
>leaving the list. Not infrequently I learn that some feel the list is
>principally directed to network administrators working in corporate
>environments, as if the list were defined that way. Topics can only be
>covered if people raise them; I can only encourage those who are silent to
>post the questions most important to *them*.
>
> Another former subscriber suggested that the list work in this
>fashion: list members respond directly to the person asking a question who
>compiles the responses and only *then* posts them to the list. How would
>y'all feel about that?
>
> --Marc (your list owner)
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