Switching to egroups

[Rod Douglas]

I felt like the decision making was proceeding superbly... those who care
and have the time to care are making themselves well know and debating
widely while the rest of us watch, learn a little and hope we remember to
change the email address once the decision is made...

Leadership at its best...

Rod

> -----Original Message-----
> From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU]On Behalf Of
> Michelle Cooper
> Sent: Saturday, 24 June 2000 6:58
> To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> Subject: Re: Switching to egroups
>
>
> Thanks to Murli for his attention to this project. While I
> appreciate Peg's
> comments about the wonderful decision making occurring, I was
> surprised that
> Chris Corrigan had not called to order the Committee for How
> Decision making
> on the OSLIST Happens. I for one have not had the opportunity to take the
> time to register, either in my brain or on the site with e-groups
> and we are
> now at a decision point it seems. There were many questions that floating
> around in thoughts. We talk about this being a community. If we were
> consulting to a community about how we might change the way we
> communicate,
> is this the way we would do it?
>
> There are more that 200 people registered on the list and I did
> not see huge
> numbers responding to the question. Are the people who did not respond
> assumed to be giving consent in silence? Or does it matter?
>
> I will get to the e-group list soon and it may work in the same way for me
> as the OSLIST. I rarely go onto web sites unless I need specific
> information
> because there are so many competing demands on my time. I am not likely to
> get to TMN often. However, I am sure many people will respond "Whatever
> happens.....".  We do like to use those principles!!
>
> Since this seems to be proceeding anyway, is it time to relook at
> the givens
> of this list, e-group, whatever?  How are we opening and creating
> safe space
> in the new format? I realize that anything we put out here in writing is a
> risk and might be used by anyone in any way. There have been some deeply
> personal conversations and sharing on the list, which is part of the
> richness. Did we say up front conversations would be archived and
> posted to
> a web site? Would this have made a difference to people? Is there anything
> else that is important to people participating?
>
> Michelle
>
>
> Michelle Cooper, RN, MScN
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> less control we have.  Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., Minding The Body,
> Mending The
> Mind
>