<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:garamond, new york, times, serif;font-size:10px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418398270276_26495">Love to learn while lurking... </div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418398270276_26497"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418398270276_26498" dir="ltr">Thanks for the rich dialogue and inspiration!<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418398270276_26494"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418398270276_26493" dir="ltr">Jo Mclaughlin<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1418398270276_26481"><span></span></div> <div class="qtdSeparateBR"><br><br></div><div style="display: block;" class="yahoo_quoted"> <div style="font-family: garamond, new york, times, serif; font-size: 10px;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Thursday, December 11, 2014 4:54 PM, Annamarie Pluhar via OSList <oslist@lists.openspacetech.org> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <br><br> <div class="y_msg_container">Interesting "game." I'm a lurker and an occasional contributor.<br><br>Annamarie Pluhar<br><br>Pluhar Consulting<br><a href="http://www.pluharconsulting.com/" target="_blank">http://www.pluharconsulting.com</a><br>802.451.1941<br>802.579.5975 (cell)<br><br>On 10 Dec 2014, at 18:25, Daniel Mezick via OSList wrote:<br><br>> Some of us were on a call on Tuesday, talking about Open Space....and <br>> OSLIST....<br>><br>> ...the participants at the time were....<br>><br>> Chuni Li<br>> Daniel Mezick<br>> Karen Davis<br>> Linda Stevenson<br>> Lucas Cioffi<br>> Paul Levy<br>> Peggy Holman<br>> Skye Hirst<br>> Suzanne Daigle<br>> Tricia Chirumbole<br>> Harold Shinsato<br>><br>> We discussed OSLIST culture, and how the culture of OSLIST may not <br>> actually be very easy to figure out...<br>><br>> ...we talked about how this list has hundreds upon hundreds of <br>> members, with just 25 to 45 people (give or take) who post or reply <br>> with anything close to a regular frequency, and how some speak with <br>> highly authoritative voices.<br>><br>> ...we talked a bit about how the culture of OSLIST /might actually be <br>> kind of intimidating for new people/ to participate in.<br>><br>><br>> The Game<br>><br>> We have no idea how many "regular lurkers" are in the group...we <br>> talked about trying to find out.<br>><br>><br>> So: if you are a "regular lurker", someone who examines these OSLIST <br>> threads periodically but does not actively participate ... are you <br>> willing to play a little game?<br>><br>><br>> The Lurker Game: you are invited to play...<br>><br>> 1. *...The goal* is to collectively get some idea of how many of us on <br>> the list are "regular lurkers".<br>><br>> 2. *...The rules* are:<br>><br>> * If you consider yourself a "regular lurker", consider opting in to<br>> the game, by replying...<br>> * If you reply, absolutely nothing further will be asked of you. All<br>> you are doing is identifying yourself as someone who lurks. That's it.<br>><br>> 3. ...We'll all track *the progress* by watching the thread, and <br>> seeing how many reply over time.<br>><br>> 4. ...Participation is *opt-in*.<br>><br>><br>><br>> To participate, just hit [Reply List] and enter "hey" and press <br>> [Enter] ...or...<br>><br>> ... (optionally) just say whatever you might want to say, instead<br>><br>> We have no idea what might happen next; let's see what develops.<br>><br>> Thanks!<br>> Daniel<br>><br>> -- <br>><br>> Daniel Mezick, President<br>><br>> New Technology Solutions Inc.<br>><br>> (203) 915 7248 (cell)<br>><br>> Bio <<a href="http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/" target="_blank">http://newtechusa.net/dan-mezick/</a>>. Blog <br>> <<a href="http://newtechusa.net/blog/" target="_blank">http://newtechusa.net/blog/</a>>. 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