[OSList] Are You a frequent Lurker on OSLIST?

Fri Dec 12 12:39:58 PST 2014

That's really lovely, Harrison. Along with what Michael H wrote
yesterday ("*Perhaps
a bit of conflict in the definition, as it seems to say that listening
isn't active participation."*) this makes me think of a favorite passage
from Shaun McNiff's book "Trust The Process: An Artist's Guide to Letting Go
<http://www.shambhala.com/authors/g-n/shaun-mcniff/trust-the-process-1.html>"
(*with my emphasis added*):

"...keep in mind that people move and act 'freely' when they are allowed to
> do so according to their personal sense of timing. Some take longer to feel
> comfortable. Never push and force expression in others or yourself. Learn
> how to wait with a belief that every person will become involved when the
> time is right. Invite expression but don't judge people who may be
> warming-up or preparing themselves on the sidelines. *Trust that
> something significant is always moving inside them.*"
>

Which of course is so Open Space-y too.

love, Christy

Christy Lee-Engel, ND, EAMP

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On Fri, Dec 12, 2014 at 12:03 PM, Harrison Owen via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
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> Lurkers all...That silent presence creating Space, void and welcoming.
> Rich with questions yet unasked, you are a blessing and no burden. The
> essential ground of deep conversation. Thank you!
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> *From:* OSList [mailto:oslist-bounces at lists.openspacetech.org] *On Behalf
> Of *Daniel Mezick via OSList
> *Sent:* Friday, December 12, 2014 11:13 AM
> *To:* oslist at lists.openspacetech.org
> *Subject:* Re: [OSList] Are You a frequent Lurker on OSLIST?
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> OK, so it been about 40 hours since the The Lurker Game got started;
> almost 2 days.
>
>
> Almost 70 replies. Some interesting responses! What is most interesting is
> what and how people are choosing to disclose so much rich data. Like, their
> start with OST, and in what year, what events they have attended, etc.
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> There have even been some disclosures about the "why" behind the pattern
> of reading but not writing to the list.
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> All in all, an interesting game so far!
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> Let's keep playing.
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> On 12/10/14 6:25 PM, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote:
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> Some of us were on a call on Tuesday, talking about Open Space....and
> OSLIST....
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> ...the participants at the time were....
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> Chuni Li
> Daniel Mezick
> Karen Davis
> Linda Stevenson
> Lucas Cioffi
> Paul Levy
> Peggy Holman
> Skye Hirst
> Suzanne Daigle
> Tricia Chirumbole
> Harold Shinsato
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> We discussed OSLIST culture, and how the culture of OSLIST may not
> actually be very easy to figure out...
>
> ...we talked about how this list has hundreds upon hundreds of members,
> with just 25 to 45 people (give or take) who post or reply with anything
> close to a regular frequency, and how some speak with highly authoritative
> voices.
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> ...we talked a bit about how the culture of OSLIST *might actually be
> kind of intimidating for new people* to participate in.
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>
> The Game
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> We have no idea how many "regular lurkers" are in the group...we talked
> about trying to find out.
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> So: if you are a "regular lurker", someone who examines these OSLIST
> threads periodically but does not actively participate ...  are you willing
> to play a little game?
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>
> The Lurker Game: you are invited to play...
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> 1. *...The goal* is to collectively get some idea of how many of us on
> the list are "regular lurkers".
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> 2. *...The rules* are:
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>    - If you consider yourself a "regular lurker", consider opting in to
>    the game, by replying...
>    - If you reply, absolutely nothing further will be asked of you. All
>    you are doing is identifying yourself as someone who lurks. That's it.
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> 3. ...We'll all track *the progress* by watching the thread, and seeing
> how many reply over time.
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> 4. ...Participation is *opt-in*.
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> To participate, just hit [Reply List] and enter "hey" and press [Enter]
> ...or...
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> ... (optionally) just say whatever you might want to say, instead
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> We have no idea what might happen next; let's see what develops.
>
> Thanks!
> Daniel
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