Re: New option: Leave Extropians as is, start exi-members list
Max More (maxmore@primenet.com)
Tue, 02 Dec 1997 16:57:33 -0800
At 09:01 AM 12/2/97 +0000, Steve Van Sickle wrote:
>Max said:
>
>> Instead, we could leave the Extropians list as it is, and create a new,
>> additional list, say ExI-Members, or Extropians-Special, or
>> Extropians-Insider (or whatever has the appropriate elitist ring to it :)
>> ). That would leave this list more open, but mean we have a more filtered,
>> probably higher S/N list, with clear guidelines for members, so we would
>> still have a new members-only benefit to add to the other membership
benefits.
>
>This list is sponsored by ExI itself, yes? Its going to be the
>first place newcomers look, since they will want to see the "main"
>list (even though that would not be accurate). First impressions are
>important. Why not do it the other way? Make this, the "main",
>unhyphenated list members only post, everyone read, and create a
>Extropians-Free for All list. Make the Extropians FfA deliberately
>*anything goes*, [....]
Thanks for your suggestion, Steve. I like it. I'm watching the feedback --
thanks to all for your input. Currently I'm inclining towards Steve's
version of my suggestion. I'd like to decide by the end of this week.
Max
Max More, Ph.D.
more@extropy.org
http://www.primenet.com/~maxmore
President, Extropy Institute: exi-info@extropy.org, http://www.extropy.org