Re: New list? Was Re: [TCML] Threadkill -- RQ Non-coiling stuff

[ianhelixsp@xxxxxxx]

Yes I think it would be a good idea as so many times I've been following a discussion with interest and lo it's junked.



Cheers, Ian


-----Original Message-----
From: Clive Hansen <mrclivehansen@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Tesla Coil Mailing List <tesla@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 5:04
Subject: Re: New list? Was Re: [TCML] Threadkill -- RQ Non-coiling stuff



Hello Everyone,?
? I am thinking of starting a forum, group, or mailing list for all the semi Tesla related discussions that are shut down here. If anyone thinks that they would be interested in a forum of this flavour please let me know.?
?
-Clive?
?
Chip Atkinson wrote:?
> Yep, Gary's right. I think I'm going to let someone else set up and run?
> another list/forum for non-coiling type talk. I just don't have the time?
> and want to preserve the bandwidth that I have. >?
> It would be nice to know what ends up happening so we the moderators can?
> just say "this discussion should be moved to <whatever that list will be>.?
>?
> Chip?
> On Wed, 6 Feb 2008, Lau, Gary wrote:?
>?
> >> I couldn't agree more! But as Chip is unlikely to be involved in a?
>> Tesla_gossip_and_hero_worship forum, it doesn't seem that he would be?
>> the one to suggest a specific venue.?
>>?
>> As far as fracturing the membership, I think splitting between the?
>> science-based on the current TCML and all else that would be rejected?
>> here on the new forum makes sense and is what everyone wants.?
>>?
>> As to which venue - if you build it, they will come. Let us know what?
>> you choose. And if the mechanics of that forum prove unsatisfactory,?
>> a short discussion by participants on that forum should be able to?
>> choose a different forum.?
>>?
>> Regards, Gary Lau?
>> MA, USA?
>>?
>>?
>> >>> -----Original Message-----?
>>> From: tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tesla-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On?
>>> Behalf Of William Beaty?
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2008 2:24 PM?
>>> To: Tesla Coil Mailing List?
>>> Subject: Re: New list? Was Re: [TCML] Threadkill -- RQ Non-coiling stuff?
>>>?
>>> On Sun, 3 Feb 2008, Chip Atkinson wrote:?
>>>?
>>> >>>> boils down to judgement calls in many circumstances.?
>>>> >>> Certainly.?
>>>?
>>> However, if we could agree to choose a single existing forum, where TCML?
>>> threads could be moved, then your decisions would never need to be harsh.?
>>> Supposing that "USA-TESLA" or one of those yahoo groups was the list?
>>> always used for this, then you'd never have to do things like block TCML?
>>> users from talking with RQ about his recent life events.?
>>>?
>>> Obviously we can all contact him for private news. But then he has to?
>>> respond to five or ten (or fifty?) people separately. And those who'd?
>>> rather just listen in cannot do so. TCML community isn't in on the talk,?
>>> and the whole point of having a forum and an online group is lost in?
>>> that particular case.?
>>>?
>>> In other words... Jeeze, this is the internet, and if half of a group?
>>> really wants to talk with someone, while the other half doesn't, we don't?
>>> have to side with just one half, instead it's trivial to do both.?
>>>?
>>> And about all those weirdo topics that Chip *wants* to kill, he of course?
>>> would still have that option: either telling everyone "take this to the?
>>> group TCML-bar-and-grill@yahoo," or telling everyone that the thread is?
>>> dead.?
>>>?
>>> Thinking further... BBS forums rarely have a single section, instead?
>>> they'll have a central area, plus a "how do I unsubscribe" technical?
>>> channel, plus an unmoderated "joe's tavern" where the whole community can?
>>> hobnob about anything. Take for example THE STRAIGHT DOPE science board.?
>>> Of course it wouldn't make sense for this email-only forum to have *NINE*?
>>> sections like straighdope/sdmb/. But what about a single, perhaps even?
>>> unofficial/unmoderated, "joe's tavern" feature??
>>>?
>>> Then there's the slippery slope! :) Add a TCML-announce list for people?
>>> who want to hear about Teslathons, but who can't stand the high traffic of?
>>> the main list. But you know where that will lead. Soon the subscribers?
>>> on TCML-oiltank-secondaries will get into a huge fight with the people on?
>>> TCML-rebuild-wardenclyffe, while TCML-IGBT-watercooled laughs and laughs.?
>>>?
>>>?
>>>?
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