Switching services

[Chris Corrigan]

I'm the person that ran the poetry contest (the last one anyway) but the new OSLIST
Poet Laureate is Chris Weaver...who has been strangely silent since he won.

Anyway, I'm for "OSLIST", but call me stuck for familiarity (....or ideas).  On the
other hand, I'll see what I can do about striking an International Committee for
the Consideration of Names of the List and other Nomenclature Quandries.  The
ICCNLNQ should be up to the task...they did such a good job on "butterflies" and
"bumblebees", after all....

Chris

PS On second thought, is "The Children of Harrison Mailing List" a little too
cultish?...never mind...

Murli Nagasundaram wrote:

> Gee, I don't know, Scott.  Most likely not.  But we can find a way preserve
> the stuff anyway.
>
> If there is enough support for the switch, we'll need a NAME for the new
> list.  We can stick to name OSLIST <for auld lang syne> and easy
> recognizability, or come up with a fresh new name <same great taste, bold
> new package>.  If the latter, would the person who ran the poetry contest
> please run a contest to select a new name?  <Prize: One years' free supply
> of goodwill from all the list members -- the beneficial effects of which
> have been proven through controlled triple-blind experiments -- supply
> extended upon request>.  Please select about three alternatives, just in
> case the names we want are already taken.
>
> Cheers.
>
> Murli
>
> At 05:54 PM 6/13/00 -0500, you wrote:
>
> >Murli:
> >
> >         Sounds almost too good to be true!  Since egroups has such a
> > superior archiving utility, would it be possible to get the old archive
> > "rethreaded" on the egroups server so that it is not lost or separated
> > from the rest of the flock?
> >
> >Best regards,
> >
> >Scott Phillips
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> >  -----Original Message-----
> >From:   Murli Nagasundaram
> >[<mailto:rismurli at cobfac.boisestate.edu>mailto:rismurli at cobfac.boisestate.edu]
> >Sent:   Tuesday, June 13, 2000 6:17 PM
> >To:     OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
> >Subject:        Switching services
> >
> >All,
> >
> >I have been using the commercial facility egroups.com to run a couple of
> >lists on a test basis, and am quite impressed with it.  I'd like your
> >opinion on whether we should switch to it from our present listserv.  I am
> >considering the switch because of some recurring problems and limitations
> >of the present system that I am seeing both from feedback from Listmembers
> >and from my inability to respond adequately to requests.
> >
> >Egroups has the following advantages:
> >
> >1.  It's free.
> >2.  It automatically archives messages which can be retrieved from the
> >website without first dislocating your shoulder.
> >3.  Messages can be viewed both in chronological and "threaded" form <by
> >subject line>.
> >4.  The website lets you store files.  You can also list useful web links,
> >maintain databases of information and an event calendar (which notifies you
> >when the event becomes due).
> >5.  You can run polls (useful esp. when you have poetry contests, I guess!)
> >6.  It is easy to assign multiple moderators or owners of the list.
> >7.  You have the option of reading messages only at the website without
> >receiving email messages.
> >
> >Egroups has the following disadvantage (as far as I know):
> >
> >1.  Every message comes appended with a little advertisement.  It is not
> >very intrusive though, and easy to ignore.
> >
> >Our present listserv is free, and has no ads.  It has none of the other
> >advantages of egroups.  If you have any thoughts on this subject do air
> >them.  If there are no objections, I will arrange to switch the list to
> >egroups.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
> >Murli
> >List-DemiDei

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