Re[2]: [ga-rules] Re: Consensus

["William X. Walsh" <william@userfriendly.com>]

Hello Patrick,

While most "discussion" lists discourage "me too" type posts, I really
don't think that this should be done on a list like the GA lists,
where one of the things we do is gauge support for concepts.

Let's not let discussions of rules start to get us to get carried
away with them either.

Wednesday, June 27, 2001, 11:36:35 AM, Patrick Corliss wrote:

> On Wed, 27 Jun 2001 09:41:18 -0700, Eric Dierker wrote:

>> Joanna,
>> Great move and I fully support it.
>> Eric

> <Joanna's original post snipped>

> Hi Eric

> The above message is what is generally referred to as a "me too" post.  As
> indicated by the name, it is a post which does not advance the debate but
> merely expresses agreement with a previous posting.  These are not covered
> under the current list rules and protocols.

> Of course, in trying to evaluate consensus it may be necessary for list
> members to gain some appreciation of the support or otherwise of any
> particular proposal.  This can only be gauged through the responses of other
> list members.

> However, I am sure members wish to see the debate being advanced with a
> higher content to noise ratio.  It is probably better, I would have thought,
> to avoid unnecessary posts of the "me too" variety, or even urges to "try
> harder", in favour of thoughtful comments of substance.

> Should people feel compelled to post simple responses, it would be useful
> for them to trim any previous postings as much as possible.  Otherwise it is
> often necessary to scroll down to the bottom of a long email just to see if
> there are any further comments.

> Whilst bandwith may no longer be a factor, even a 4KB post adds up when
> circulated to over 300 list members.  However, many members will endeavour
> to store list messages.  As well, it is often time-wasting to browse or
> search through the overly long list archives.

> As a result many lists rules require much more of an effort in quoting and
> trimming.

> Best regards
> Patrick Corliss



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