Re: GEN: Book discussions...

["Mary J. Soucie" <mjsoucie@HTLS.LIB.IL.US>]

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Earl, et. al.,
Hello.  I decided to take your advice and create a discussion list on
Listbot.  To sign up for this list, please go to
http://slbookdiscussion.listbot.com/.

Thank you,
Mary J. Soucie
Youth Services Consultant
Heritage Trail Library System
815-729-3345 x110
mailto:mjsoucie@htls.lib.il.us


Earl J. Moniz wrote:
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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..."
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