Combining the lists seems a good idea. Seems to me that the more information
and communication in the field the better it will be for all.
Jac
>From: Angela Anning <[log in to unmask]>
>Reply-To: The UK drawing research network mailing list
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>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: membership lists
>Date: Wed, 2 Oct 2002 13:55:07 +0100
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>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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