[Air-l] Air-list

J. J. japeks at hotmail.com
Wed Sep 13 23:40:38 PDT 2006 

I concur Christian.
I don't necessarily feel compelled to read everything that comes from the 
list. Topics come and go all the time. Some are more cautious, cogent and 
written with integrity, others are not. Filtering may just put strain on the 
flow of ideas and opinions. Who will be the "guarding angel" to protect us 
from the less desired opinions? The frequency of posts? The level of 
viciousness or divisiveness? How are we going to supervise that?

Jarek


>From: Christian Nelson <xianknelson at mac.com>
>Reply-To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
>Subject: Re: [Air-l] Air-list
>Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 19:50:05 -0400
>
>Is it just me, or does anyone find this kinda funny. I mean, it strikes
>me a bit odd--an odd importation of face-to-face communication notions
>into a non-f2f setting--to suggest that someone can "dominate"
>discussion on an email list. Unlike f2f conversation, email list
>participants can filter the stuff they get from the list either
>automatically or by deleting any message they see that comes from a
>certain person. Either filtering method is quite easy to engage in, so
>non-use of filtering can't be blamed on laziness. Does anyone else get
>the feeling that we tend to attend to list posts in a manner similar to
>the way that we attend to topical f2f utterances--i.e, we focus on
>them, give them the floor, without discrimination. Anyone with similar
>insights?
>--Christian Nelson
>
>On Sep 13, 2006, at 6:15 PM, radhika gajjala wrote:
>
> > I'm not sure (I dont remember if) if air was ever programmed for this
> > or not - but I remember when I was running the postcolonial list - we
> > configured it so that after three posts in a span of 24 hours - a
> > member's post was automatically sent back.
> >
> > r
> >
> >> Hi Matthew and the Executive Committee:
> >>
> >> One thing the Executive might want to consider is a maximum post per
> >> day
> >> rule. The E-Democracy email lists use that device as a way to keep
> >> any one
> >> person from dominating the discussion. Given that email lists can be
> >> hijacked by one or a small group of people, thereby drowning out other
> >> voices, threads and positions, the two post maximum helps keep the
> >> volume of
> >> participation somewhat more even. And even levels of participation are
> >> important for healthy discussion and the long-term success of an
> >> email-list
> >> community.
> >>
> >>
> >> Best wishes,
> >> ~Jenny Stromer-Galley
> >>
> >>>  -----Original Message-----
> >>>  From: air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org
> >>>  [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Matthew Allen
> >>>  Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 10:50 PM
> >>>  To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> >>>  Subject: [Air-l] Air-list
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>  Dear all
> >>>
> >>>  There have been some vibrant and important discussions lately
> >>>  on air-list and I, and am sure many others, have been
> >>>  following them with interest, appreciating the time and
> >>>  effort people put into free scholarly discussion. This has
> >>>  always been the case with air-list and I hope that it
> >>>  continues in that vein.
> >>>
> >>>  All of us will be aware, after more than a decade's research
> >>>  into online communication, that from time to time, the
> >>>  freedom of the means of communication and the lack of
> >>>  co-presence can limit the effectiveness of the overall
> >>>  communicative process or produce unexpected and
> >>>  counter-productive damage to that process.
> >>>
> >>>  As has been pointed out recently on the list, air does, like
> >>>  most lists, have a stated etiquette
> >>>  (http://www.aoir.org/?q=node/5). The etiquette is
> >>>  deliberately open to interpretation so as to enjoin each list
> >>>  subscriber to think carefully about the manner and content of
> >>>  their communications via the list as well as their reaction
> >>>  to others' communications. Balancing enthusiastic, engaged
> >>>  and productively antagonistic discussion with respect for
> >>>  others and their views does not happen because of the
> >>>  etiquette but because of people's commitment to those
> >>>  outcomes, guided by the etiquette. May I ask subscribers to
> >>>  utilise this guidance please.
> >>>
> >>>  I would also remind subscribers that air-list is a service
> >>>  provided by the Association as one of the primary means of
> >>>  achieving the Association's primary objectives concerning
> >>>  scholarship of the Internet. Management of the conduct of the
> >>>  list, including permission to subscribe, conditions under
> >>>  which subscription is permitted, conduct of subscribers etc.,
> >>>  remains at all times the prerogative of the Asssociation
> >>>  whose affairs are conducted by the Executive.
> >>>
> >>>  Finally, the Executive is currently reviewing the etiquette
> >>>  statement and will be discussing whether or not it should be
> >>>  revised and if so, in what manner, at the Brisbane Executive
> >>> meeting.
> >>>
> >>>  Best wishes
> >>>  Matt
> >>>
> >>>  Dr Matthew Allen
> >>>  Associate Professor in Internet Studies
> >>>  President Association of Internet Researchers
> >>>  Faculty of Media Society and Culture
> >>>  Curtin University of Technology
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> > Radhika Gajjala
> > Associate Professor and Graduate Coordinator
> > School of Communication Studies
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> >
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