Posted by Noa on November 20, 2000, at 12:18:08
In reply to Re: Boundaries of Lumptonia, posted by coral on November 20, 2000, at 11:06:56
I am not sure what the best answer is. I was very much a part of the lumptonia thread, and have enjoyed the humor and benefitted from it, as shar and coral have described.
But as it has taken on such an active life of its own, perhaps an egroup isn't such a bad idea.
For me, the lumptonia thing seems to have run most of its course, and I have focused more on other threads lately. While I agree that just skipping the lumptonia thread, as one would skip other threads that weren't of interest to a particular person, is a good strategy, I do wonder if because the lumptonia thread is so voluminous, it can be intimidating to people who are just arriving, and whether its dominance changes the impression of what the board is about in general---not that lumptonia doesn't fit into what this board is about, but just overshadowing the other stuff.
I hope that this is taken in the spirit in which it is intended---I love the lumptonia thing, and the humor has been healing---but sometimes as things grow and develop, it is worth considering how it affects the board as a whole.
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