Switching to egroups

[Elwin and Joan]

22 June

I cast my "vote" with Peggy.  Let's move on!!

Elwin

--- Peggy Holman <pholman at msn.com> wrote:
> Murli,
>
> While this is going to the list, I address this
> request to you as the person
> who started us on this experiment in decision
> making.  (As an aside, I think
> it's been instructive to observe our process on
> making a collective
> decision.  There's been a great exchange of
> information, several experiments
> initiated.  That's been wonderful.)  I think we are
> ready for a decision on
> listserv or egroups.
>
> So here's my "2 cents worth" delivered as a request
> to you, Murli.  The
> latest cries of "I'm confused" lead me to think we
> would be best served by
> someone knowledgeable making a decision on the
> list's behalf.  Since you've
> been willing to invest the energy into this, I think
> you're the right person
> to do it.  The choice of egroups or listserv is a
> technical one.  Those with
> expertise have given you their opinions.  The only
> negative I heard for
> egroups was customer support.  In all other ways
> egroups sounds superior.
>
> I suggest you make a call on which way to go.  If
> you are satisfied that
> support won't be an issue, then take the 3 or 4 days
> to move everyone over
> to egroups and put out instructions, just as you did
> when we switched
> listservs in 1998, that tells people the new e-mail
> address.
>
> As I mentioned, OSI(US) can pay to make the site ad
> free.  Just send me the
> details.
>
> So, there you have it.  I think the information to
> enable action is in.
> Would you be willing to take the lead on bringing
> this to closure?
>
> Thanks,
> Peggy


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