Re: [Tccc] A constructive suggestion

No need to set up a separate wiki.  This is what we set up the new ComSoc Community Site for.  Joe, you can go on the site and set up a TCCC Group.  Then under this, members can start a discussion and anyone joining later can follow the thread.

Harvey

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Chunming Qiao" <drqiao01@gmail.com>
To: "haas" <haas@ece.cornell.edu>
Cc: tccc@lists.cs.columbia.edu, "Joe Touch" <touch@isi.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 9:25:15 AM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: Re: [Tccc] A constructive suggestion

Zygmunt,

Great idea, I second. TCCC can set up a wiki for the subgroups...

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 10:16 AM, haas <haas@ece.cornell.edu> wrote:

> Dear Joe,
>
> I fully understand the frustration of some folks
> with the "never ending" disussions on a particular
> topic. On the other hand, I also completely
> understand the view that we are an open scietific
> and engineering society and should welcome
> different opinions, including constructive
> critisism.
>
> So, here is a suggestion: TCCC should have
> discussions sub-groups, so that a discussion on a
> topic which extends beyond, say, 5 postings on the
> TCCC main list would be transferred to one of the
> discussion groups. Whoever wants to continue to
> participate in such a discussion, should join the
> particular sub-group.
>
> It will be in the discretion of the TCCC
> moderator, Joe, to decide to transfer any
> particular topic to its own discussion group,
> after the initial 5 positings.
>
> Any member of TCCC could subscribe to as any and
> as many discussion groups as s/he wants to
> and to unsubscribing at any time.
>
> This way, the TCCC will remain clear from
> excessive postings, while allowing all of us to
> know what topics are being discussed, giving each
> one of us an individual choice to participate or
> not in any particular discussion.
>
> Does this make sense?
>
> Happy Holiday Season!
>
> Zygmunt.
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