GEN: Book discussions...

["Earl J. Moniz" <earlj@moniz.org>]

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Hello everyone,
I have a suggestion that might ease the tension about these book
discussions...

It is a compromise of holding them here and creating a new list ...

There is a service called ListBot (http://www.listbot.com) that permits
a person to create a listserv for free and permit that person to handle
all the messaging automagically without human interference.  In this
fashion, a person may create a listserv of sorts just for a specific
book; come to the LM_NET to announce its creation; and those that are
interested may go and participate...  I don't mind the book discussion
concept personally, however, there may be individuals who would rather
not have their emailboxes cluttered with irrelevant book discussions of
any sort...  This method has those individuals endure only one message
announcing the listserv and then the discussions move there to
conclusion...

The creation of the listserv permits a person to make it a discussion
forum as well as a newsletter - that function sends each post to all
members of the list.  The initiator does not have to compile posts or
handle them in any fashion - they get sent to every member of the list.
The listbot also creates a public archive for others to come and view at
any time (viewers do NOT have to be members of the discussion group)...

If this method is used, the initiator may also invite parents and
students to participate as well and not risk the wrath of the "listserv
membership police" ...   8-)

Sound like a plan to anyone else?

Aloha y'all - - - Earl J.
"Just an old Maui boy with a poor sense of direction...trying to work
his way home..."

Need a chuckle?  Try ...
http://www.twistedhumor.com/cgi-bin/affiliate/banner.cgi?143

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