Hi Struan
Many thanks for the constructive commentary on the recent rules
posts. I suppose this is more about etiquette than rules, but etiquette
can be just as important and binding as any formal rule. Etiquette
and manners oil the cogs of interaction.
Struan:
> I don't see why I, as an MD member, should have to defer to
> our sister group on any issue and I'm certainly not going to scan
> the archive every time I feel like posting here, lest I tread on its
> toes.
I completely agree and this has never been an issue in the past. It is
only in the last couple of weeks that this has happened and I felt that
I should say something before it became an accepted practice of
waiting until a topic is selected on the LS and then imported to MD.
That unfairly damages the business of LS.
Struan:
> I make no comment upon how the LS conducts itself, as a non-
> subscriber that is none of my business, but methinks this is a
> topic for the other forum to sort out and not really relevant to us
> on the MD list.
I agree that it is not generally relevant to those members of the MD
who are not members of the LS. But it is relevant to some members
of MD who are also members of LS and the etiquette problem
manifests itself on MD, which is why I raised the issue here. A
similar problem doesn't exist on LS as, generally, cross-posted
submissions get rejected.
I'm not for one minute suggesting that what is discussed on LS
should never be discussed on MD - far from it. Nor that side issues
and non-relevant issues should not be imported to and discussed on
MD. Once the month's discussion is finished on LS, MD can
continue with it for as long as it likes. All I'm asking is that those
members of both LS and MD wait until the discussion on LS has
finished before importing the same subject to MD. I'm not issuing an
order or demanding some action, but _asking_ that reasonable
etiquette is followed and respect shown for the autonomy of LS. Is
that unreasonable?
In line with your comments I would rephrase my previous request to:
I would make a final request to those members of LS that are also
members of MD to wait until the end of the months discussion on the
LS before taking it up over here and **please** do not to cross-post.
I don't want it to appear as a rule on either forum as we already have
enough rules - and most of those get ignored quite regularly!
I dunno. Maybe I am being overly sensitive or protective of the LS
forum - which I want to see succeed as well as MD - but it goes
against my sense of fairness. The MD has been going for nearly a
year now, LS half that time - I would have thought it reasonable that
the least that Squad members (LS and MD) could do is to give LS a
chance to grow and mature. And if any MD members feel motivated
to join LS then please do - _very_ few posts are rejected.
Horse
PS
Struan, I haven't forgotten the 'Good and the MOQ' thread, but I've
been up to my neck in Open University essays and studying and I
don't want to produce any half-hearted philosophy - for either the OU
or MOQ.ORG
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