it makes sense to me to combine the lists. AA
At 01:42 PM 10/2/02 +0100, you wrote:
>Dear Drawing Researchers, some advice please.
>
>As you may know, the Drawing Research Network is a loose association of
>drawing researchers, academics, students and practitioners who meet once or
>twice a year. Additionally, the Network has provided a means for lots of
>other local initiatives, meetings etc. The Drawing Research JISCmail list
>is an email discussion group that was initially set up to assist
>communication in the Network but new members of this email list may know
>nothing of the Network (and possibly vice versa). Not everybody chooses to
>belong to both and currently there are two separate membership lists.
>
>I would like to know if we should maintain two separate databases of members
>or one combined list? This question arises because some members -
>particularly new members - of the discussion list seem to expect information
>about the Network (notification of meetings, agendas, minutes etc). Members
>of the Network may or may not wish everything to be published on the
>discussion list. Notification of Network meetings uses is own email
>circulation list.
>
>The new Drawing Research Network website (to be launched mid October) could
>help in that it can show current list(s) of members with their email
>addresses, provide access to minutes, etc etc but the issue of separate or
>combined membership lists should be determined by the members.
>
>I realise I am posting to the discussion group membership but, for now at
>least, most members of the Network are members of the discussion list.
>
>Advice gratefully received.
>
>Regards Steve Garner.
>Drawing Research discussion list co-manager
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