I've been a member of the list for about three months now and I have to say
it's not been what I expected. I joined the list as I'm in a fairly small and
isolated department and I don't get much of a chance to interact with
like-minded geographers.
My main gripe is that most of the postings consist of conference
announcements, job advertisments and links to other sites. Of course people
are entitled post these messages, but there is very little in terms of
discussion. You don't get a strong sense that this is a 'Forum' where members
airs their views.
Can I suggest first of all that the moderators separate the list in two? Use
one for the types of postings referred to above and the other purely for
discussion. Members could subscribe to one or both of these lists. I have
seen this done elsewhere and it works fine.
Can I also suggest some type of procedure for stimulating discussion e.g. a
'topic of the week' that would be of general interest?
Comments welcome
Conor Ryan
Department of Geography
University College Cork
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