Posted by mair on January 22, 2005, at 17:34:01
In reply to Re: smaller groups, posted by Dr. Bob on January 22, 2005, at 3:38:57
I don't want to invest a whole lot of emotional capital in this debate because experience tells me that if you really want to give this a try, you will regardless of sentiment. But please do clarify what you have in mind. It's tough to express useful opinions without knowing how you want this to work.
1. How large do you envision that these groups would be?
2. How would members be selected? Would it be a random process? Would it be a first come first serve process? Or would members select other members?
3. Will membership be capped, so that once filled, no one else may join?
4. May posters be on multiple small boards?
5. What happens if a member of a small board drops out or decides he or she needs to take a break from the Boards? Does he or she lose the spot? If there is an opening, who fills it?
6. Would groups be organized on a subject basis so you have people of like interests?
7. If they aren't organized on a subject basis, then are all subjects open for discussion, even if they are dealt with on other larger boards?
8. Will these Boards be monitored differently? What I have in mind is the incident awhile ago when one poster, who was not a member of the 2000 Board, complained that he was offended by things written on the 2000 Board. (things certainly not written about him or with him in mind).
7. How do you think a system of smaller boards will develop? Would you be ok with an evolved arrangement where regulars will just consign themselves to smaller boards, and the subject boards (except perhaps the meds board) will be peopled mostly by newbies and the small board members who venture over, or perhaps the boardless returning babbler? Will it bother you if it develops that small board members really restrict their participation to their small board?
Thanks in advance for answering these with your usual specificity and clarity. (-:
Mair
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