From: David Buchanan (DBuchanan@ClassicalRadio.org)
Date: Sun Jun 29 2003 - 19:36:51 BST
Rick, Horse, Sam and all:
RICK said:
I would be interested in discussing both of these topics in the MF. ...
First off, the 'one post a day rule'. It's designed to keep the topic paced
slower than the MD threads so that everyone has an easier time following and
getting their comments in while a point is still relevant. But many of us
don't even post as frequently as once a day in the MD, so I'm not sure one
post a day really has that much effect on the pace. If the pace isn't slower
(more focused) in the MF, then it offers no advantage over holding the same
conversation in the MD. So I think the posting should be even less
frequent... 2 posts a week, or one every 3 days or something like that.
dmb says:
I think the idea was just to keep everyone on a single topic. It was about
staying FOCUSED with the aim being a more careful and thorough examination.
Based on the earlier attempt, I'd say limiting the number of posts and
pre-determining the duration of the topic did nothing to serve that end.
Rick said:
Moreover, once the MF topic was selected, it remained the topic for a full
month despite the fact that the conversations very rarely made it through
the month. A look through the archives confirms that activity on an MF
thread was typically at its height immediately after the topic was selected,
dropping off as the days and weeks went on. With the last two weeks of any
given months often bringing virtually no postings at all. What I would
suggest is a way for us to "opt out" of the topic once a week or so has gone
by with no activity... No sense limiting a whole month to a topic that can't
sustain a thread for 1/2 a month, right?
dmb says:
Right. And there's no sense ending it after a month if we're still hammering
away. Further, I don't see why the moderator can't be replaced with a sort
of gentleman's agreement, and that goes for the ladies too, that we all
agree to remain on topic and focus and we all agree to scold those who stray
off the topic or otherwise refuse to co-operate.
Finally, I'd encourage Sam to go along with putting the focus on LC by
simply reminding him that he'd be perfectly free to introduce his Eudaimonic
thoughts. Surely we will be grappling with the nature of the intellectual
level as we explore LC, so staying relevant and on topic will be no problem
at all. Everyone would enjoy a similar freedom within such a discussion, no?
Just two cents,
DMB
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