[OSList] This list serve is antiquated big time

[Harrison Owen SR]

Oh Yes... OSLIST started as a phone operated bulletin board. And for sure
it doesn't exist in 4 colors/touch screen. BUT it has probably existed as
long or longer than any competitors, is searchable, carries the
thinking/sweat/arguments of those who discovered living in Open Space (that
would be 1000's) and Harold (the most recent curator) has done a
marvelous job. Thanks. Could it be better? Sure... but it has worked for ?
(20??)years! And please don't fix it if it ain't broke...

ho

On Fri, Jan 29, 2021 at 11:39 AM Harold Shinsato via OSList <
oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:

> Michael,
>
> Thanks. I appreciate the kind words. And I also know I could do better.
> Thank you as well for helping out with the admin work for the OSList.
>
> I couldn't see an easy way to see the count via the Archives. But looking
> at my own stash of the emails, I counted 42.9k messages since the first one
> in December of 1996 back in the old Boise State University LISTSERV (
> OSLIST at IDBSU.IDBSU.EDU) days.
>
>     Harold
>
> On 1/28/21 4:48 PM, Michael Herman via OSList wrote:
>
> Great job, and big thanks Harold. You’re the only reason the list still
> exists in this open, free, independent way.
>
> And just so everyone can notice the scale of the thing, how many messages
> have we posted here so far?
>
> Cuz it’s not just about updating or swapping email tools, folks. Harold
> has managed this so that we still have and can search every message ever
> sent through the list. Amazing!
>
> I know we passed 30000 some time ago but couldn’t guess what the total is
> now.  I can’t figure where to look it up anymore. Do you have that number,
> Harold?
>
> Thanks, Michael
>
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 28, 2021 at 08:40 Birgitt Williams via OSList <
> oslist at lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:
>
>> Thank you Harold,
>> I love the simplicity that has been maintained for our email list, and
>> the independence to the extent possible for us to be in a platform that
>> supports us. Thank you for your work on this over many years, and also to
>> those who preceded you.
>>
>> A super super simple way to pay attention to the list, and to follow
>> threads really really easily is to use the GREAT feature of the archives
>> http://www.mail-archive.com/oslist@lists.openspacetech.org. Every post
>> gets placed in the archives, the archives are searchable. When something
>> that is posted catches my attention, it is easy to go to the archives to
>> see what I may have missed in the thread and also simultaneously by topic
>> access what has been discussed in relation to the topic over the years.
>>
>> in genuine contact,
>> Birgitt
>>
>> [image: Picture]
>>
>>
>> *Birgitt Williams*
>> *Senior consultant-author-mentor to leaders and consultants  *
>> *Specialist in organizational and systemic transformation, leadership
>> development, and the power of nourishing  a culture of leadership.*
>> www.dalarinternational.com
>>
>>
> --
> Harold Shinsato
> harold at shinsato.com
> https://shinsato.com
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