Tue, 30 Aug 1994 11:16:31 -0300
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We are thinking of creating two comapnion lists: one for discussion,
the other strictly as a database on the same topic. Our questions:
- Are there other lists that do this?
- Do you think it's worthwhile?
Here are the details:
- We would set up [log in to unmask], an open, unmoderated list for
announcing and discussing educational resources on the net.
It would not be archived.
- We set up a companion list, [log in to unmask], strictly as a database of
educational resources on the Internet. Only the owners would subscribe
to edres-db, but anyone could access it as a database. We would
forward to EDRES-DB any relevant posts from EDRES-L and other lists.
We would also "advertise" EDRES-DB on EDRES-L and other lists.
What are the benefits?
- The database (EDRES-DB) would not be cluttered with posts of little
use (e.g., "me too" posts; posts that heavily quote previous posts;
long discussions in which only one or two of the many posts sum up the
topic).
- The discussion list (EDRES-L) would not be cluttered up with
forwarded posts from other lists.
- We could send to EDRES-DB long resource files that might be
unappreciated by EDRES-L subscribers with limited disk space.
- We could better control the database subject headers.
- We could build EDRES-DB with both old and new files, without
subscribers having to receive these files in their e-mail.
What are the drawbacks?
- Would many people use a database of a list they never subscribed to?
I'm sure there are other drawbacks (and probably other benefits).
Anyone have opinions on this companion list idea?
Don
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