Rebekah
My preference as always is for least restriction possible (this maight
change if the list began to add irrelevantly to the hoards of emails
received). I'm also not particularly infavour ofany guideliens other
than a commitment to a value based community psychology.
Is there any way of seeing the list of subscribers? I cant work this out
from the site.
Best wishes
carolyn
Date sent: Thu, 6 Mar 2003 13:31:36 +0000
Send reply to: The UK Community Psychology Discussion List <[log in to unmask]>
From: Rebekah Pratt <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Guidelines
To: [log in to unmask]
Hi all,
In mid November this list was started up as a forum for those that are
interested in community psychology in the UK. Since that time the list has
grown to approximately 65 subscribers from all over the UK and
beyond. Hopefully this is just the start of a active forum that will
continue to grow.
As list owner I have received the occasional query about what types of
posts are appropriate and what sorts of guidelines might apply to the
forum. It would seem perhaps timely that we address these issues now, and
I am hoping we can do this by having some exchanges about what list
subscribers would like to see happen. I feel that whilst I might be the
list owner, I would much rather address the issue of guidelines collectively.
I would like to suggest that subscribers make suggestions to the list about
what might be useful to include in guidelines. I am happy to collate these
into a set of guidelines and circulate these guidelines to the list for
feedback. Once we have agreement on the guidelines these can be posted to
the list so that we are all clear about what the expectations for
participation in the list are. I will then also make sure that any new
subscribers will automatically receive this information. This is just a
suggested way to approach this - if anyone has other suggestions, please
feel free to make them.
We might want to clarify issues like:
- expectations around use of language
- types of posts, e.g. disucussion, job postings, participant recruitment,
announcements
- when it is better to reply directly to someone off the list
Another issue facing the list is whether we have the list open, for any
person to post messages to, or if we should restrict the list. Restriction
would mean that only those subscribed to the list can post messages to the
list. At the moment the list is open and whilst I think this might have
some advantages, it may also leave the list open to receiving messages that
are not necessarily relevant to the purpose of the list. It also means
that when we discuss issues relating to such posts, the person who sent it
will not see list based discussion (since they may not be subscribed). I
feel it might be best to restrict the list so that you have to be
subscribed in order to post messages. Please put forward any views you
have on this point.
I look forward to the discussion about guidelines and subscription options,
Rebekah
Rebekah Pratt
Research Associate
Sub-department of Clinical Health Psychology
University College London
Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT
Tel: 020 7679 1844
Fax: 020 7916 1989
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list for community psychology in the UK.
To unsubscribe or to change your details visit the website:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/COMMUNITYPSYCHUK.HTML
For any problems or queries, contact the list owner at [log in to unmask]
Carolyn Kagan DPhil, BSc, DASS (CQSW) Dip Couns Psy
Professor of Community Social Psychology
Deputy Head of Dept. of Psychology and Speech Pathology,
Manchester Metropolitan University,
Hathersage Road,
Manchester, UK
M13 OJA
+44 (0)161 881 6887
Fax +44 (0)161 247 6842
(Editor, Community, Work and Family)
COMMUNITYPSYCHUK - The discussion list for community psychology in the UK.
To unsubscribe or to change your details visit the website:
http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/COMMUNITYPSYCHUK.HTML
For any problems or queries, contact the list owner at [log in to unmask]
|
