Re: Recommendation for new format

[Ruth Sponsler <jk5554@yahoo.com>]

I concur regarding bulletin boards.  I'm not thrilled

with most bulletin boards.  It seems to me that

bulletin boards are often either "inactive" with a few

very occasional, but ethical, posters who are

interested in solid on-topic discussions, or, on the

other hand, they are "busy," but with a high

proportion of "flame bait" types of posts that add

very little of substance to a discussion.  



Also, a bulletin board format isn't quite as conducive

to off-board discussions which are often useful here

(for example, help with technical questions).



I think that most people have e-mail filters so that

they can send RadSafe to a separate mailbox from their

personal and business mail so that they can prioritize

their e-mail load. 



I also concur with Franz Schoenhofer.  This brings up

something that I saw happen recently on an unrelated

BBS.  A relatively popular hobby bulletin board system

got "hijacked."  The founder, a small publisher of a

hobby magazine/bookstore who had been in business

about 12 years (e.g. before the internet), hired an

individual to help him with the internet side of his

business.  The individual who was hired waited about a

year, learned the ropes, and then ran off with the BBS

and the internet storefront/book catalog while leaving

the founder in the lurch with just the magazine.  The

founder had created the company and the concept but

the hired partner wasn't satisfied with working _with_

the founder...he wanted all the glory for himself.  



The idea of altering the format of RadSafe

without the leadership of our wise and generous

moderator, would be highly unpopular with me.  Thanks

for your patience, Dr. Stabin!



~Ruth 2

   





 My experience with bulletin board type

> lists are that they tend

> to get hit a lot by irresponsible posts from people

> who may be antagonistic

> to most folks on the list, or just immature people

> who like to post shocking

> stuff. A moderated email list at least permits some

> limitation on unwanted

> posts, so that would be my main objection. Others

> have raised other issues

> that are also relevant. So the idea of discontinuing

> the email list is

> probably not viable. Of course if anyone wants to

> start a BB type service

> and maintain it, that's fine.

> 

> > We should be very grateful to the person, who has

> volunteered to keep the

> > RADSAFE list alive.

> 





__________________________________________________

Do You Yahoo!?

Sign up for SBC Yahoo! Dial - First Month Free

http://sbc.yahoo.com