[ga-rules] Re: Consensus

["Patrick Corliss" <patrick@quad.net.au>]

I agree with you William.  Here, here !!

----- Original Message -----
From: William X. Walsh <william@userfriendly.com>
To: Patrick Corliss <patrick@quad.net.au>
Cc: [ga-rules] <ga-rules@dnso.org>
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 4:41 AM
Subject: Re[2]: [ga-rules] Re: Consensus


> 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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