Re: SMod: List dynamics

[Pietro Terna]

As 'an incoming true swarm user' I think that all four lists are useful and
also necessary, without limitations. I'll work about economic models but
ideas from GIS are also stimulating etc. ...
So a little question (unfair?): Why not to keep a unique list?
Pietro

At 12.48 01/04/97 -0700, you wrote:
>
>With the addition of two new lists (swarm-modelling and 
>swarm-gis), I've decided it's time to get a little more 
>sophisticated with the delivery and content of the mailing
>lists.  So, as usual, I'd like your input on a couple 
>questions:
>
>1) Since we now have 4 lists (announce, support, gis, modelling),
>simply subscribing the swarm-support list to the swarm-announce
>list doesn't cut it.  It's conceivable that someone may want to 
>be members of both swarm-announce and swarm-modelling but not
>swarm-support or swarm-announce and swarm-support but not 
>swarm-modelling.  (I'm presuming that most of the people on swarm-gis
>will be members of one of the other two lists, so it's not as much
>of a consideration, here.)
>
>Now, the *best* way I can see this happening is to subscribe anyone
>who is a member of any one of the other three lists to the announce
>list.  That prevents duplicate posts to any list member and allows
>all the people on one of the other three lists to receive posts to
>swarm-announce, as well.
>
>Does this sound right?
>
>Of course, the problem is automating the subscription to swarm-announce
>and triggering that subscription from a user-initiated subscription
>to one of the other lists.... But, I presume I can deal with that.
>
>2) I've added prefixes to the "Subject:" fields of messages from each
>of the support, gis, and modelling lists so that anybody out there
>using a mailer (or a mail filter) that is capable of sorting the mail
>can do so based on that prefix.
>
>  a) Do you like this or dislike it?
>  b) Would you prefer different prefixes?  (currently, they're
>     "SSup," "SGIS," and "SMod")
>
>3) I've added a footer to each message with a short description of
>the lists purpose and a hint at how to use majordomo (as was 
>suggested by a person who didn't know how to unsub).  Again, let
>me know if this is ok and feel free to criticize my wording.
>
>4) Digests are coming!  We don't have them automated yet.  But,
>it should be ok for now.  The list is calm.  I'll let you know when
>we have them up.
>
>glen
>
>
>
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