<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Unfortunately in the last 7 years I am not. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">For seven years (1999-2006) I was both frequent lurker and contributor. And then could not have the time and attention for many reasons. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; ">I am in love and it debt to this beautiful community and list and am trying to meet Face to face in WOS on OS events</span></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Hope to lurk again spoon and meet old and new friends!:)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Much love</span></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Tova Averbuch</span></div><div style="text-align: left;direction: ltr; "><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span></div><br><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; text-align: right; direction: rtl; ">נשלח מה-iPhone שלי</div></div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><br>ב-Dec 14, 2014, בשעה 2:19, Markus Wittwer via OSList <<a href="mailto:oslist@lists.openspacetech.org">oslist@lists.openspacetech.org</a>> כתב/ה:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; "><div><span>Lurk...</span><br><span></span><br><span>Am 11.12.2014 um 00:25 schrieb Daniel Mezick via OSList:</span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>Some of us were on a call on Tuesday, talking about Open Space....and</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>OSLIST....</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>...the participants at the time were....</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Chuni Li</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Daniel Mezick</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Karen Davis</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Linda Stevenson</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Lucas Cioffi</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Paul Levy</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Peggy Holman</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Skye Hirst</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Suzanne Daigle</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Tricia Chirumbole</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Harold Shinsato</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>We discussed OSLIST culture, and how the culture of OSLIST may not</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>actually be very easy to figure out...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>...we talked about how this list has hundreds upon hundreds of members,</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>with just 25 to 45 people (give or take) who post or reply with anything</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>close to a regular frequency, and how some speak with highly</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>authoritative voices.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>...we talked a bit about how the culture of OSLIST /might actually be</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>kind of intimidating for new people/ to participate in.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The Game</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>We have no idea how many "regular lurkers" are in the group...we talked</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>about trying to find out.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>So: if you are a "regular lurker", someone who examines these OSLIST</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>threads periodically but does not actively participate ... are you</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>willing to play a little game?</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The Lurker Game: you are invited to play...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>1. *...The goal* is to collectively get some idea of how many of us on</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>the list are "regular lurkers".</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>2. *...The rules* are:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> * If you consider yourself a "regular lurker", consider opting in to</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> the game, by replying...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> * If you reply, absolutely nothing further will be asked of you. All</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span> you are doing is identifying yourself as someone who lurks. That's it.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>3. ...We'll all track *the progress* by watching the thread, and seeing</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>how many reply over time.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>4. ...Participation is *opt-in*.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To participate, just hit [Reply List] and enter "hey" and press [Enter]</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>...or...</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>... (optionally) just say whatever you might want to say, instead</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>We have no idea what might happen next; let's see what develops.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Thanks!</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Daniel</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>OSList mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>OSList mailing list</span><br><span>To post send emails to <a href="mailto:OSList@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><br><span>To unsubscribe send an email to <a href="mailto:OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org">OSList-leave@lists.openspacetech.org</a></span><br><span>To subscribe or manage your subscription click below:</span><br><span><a href="http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org">http://lists.openspacetech.org/listinfo.cgi/oslist-openspacetech.org</a></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>