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[Jan Whitaker]

At 01:14 PM 15/06/2005, Adam Neat wrote:
>  however my main reason for rarely posting is due to the
>fact that everything that is sent to the list (including this posting) is
>available for public consumption via Google searches (via the digest and
>archives).

Excellent observation! Again an example of how someone who understands how 
online communications work considers the result of their participation, 
while people who don't, who see these areas as 'closed' or at least 'gated' 
communities put it all out there. A friend of mine in Indiana just posted 
his cell and his mother's phone number in a 'closed' yahoo group, but I'm 
not at all sure how 'closed' those really are, despite them being 
moderated. Certainly more closed than Link!

I think it's also a lesson in being thoughtful [almost wrote 'careful'] 
about what you write on the net, even if you think it will be private. We 
all have heard the bits about 'send all' by mistake or relationships going 
sour and old emails being passed along. If you don't want someone else to 
see what you wrote, don't put it on the Internet!  I tend to be a bit more 
open about things generally [as well as thoughtful most of the time], so I 
don't worry much about it.

Russell said:
>  It has often
>intrigued me that Link has always appeared to have "more Lurkers than
>Linkers" (tm).  I have sometimes wondered if that has been because of
>political sensitivities or for other reasons:

I'm glad not all nearly 300 people post!  Link is generally a medium volume 
list when the threads are appropriate. This is another quandary of online 
discussions: if the volume gets to large, the participant list often 
declines. I've never figured out a way around that one.

And thanks to you guys for getting us back on topic!

Jan



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