Re: Improving the Extropians list

Gina Miller (nanogirl@halcyon.com)
Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:31:56 -0700

In response to Max, I made a message board (Extropy Institute link included) for extropians, I will link it from the chat room. There is some advertising on the board, but it will work for the purpose. Please excuse my first test message, feel free to post.
URL:
http://www.InsideTheWeb.com/mbs.cgi/mb581596

Gina "Nanogirl"

Let's hear some creative intelligence at work. How can we have high
>quality, informative communications while maintaining a community? I have
>already suggested a group of bulletin boards lists, which would be more
>focused and where off-topic posts would be excluded (but would find a home
>on a cousin list). I still think this could work if we had the resources to
>commit (my model is the Motley Fool's message Boards, including their "My
>Fool" feature that allows customization). I would be delighted to see
>someone take on the research into this--what software is available for a
>simple system, how much admin it requires, cost, etc.
>
>Max