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On 24/10/12 13:31, John Watters wrote:
> Dear All,
>
> I think Adam has hit on something there in that this list does get
> treated by many as being a Facebook or blog type space where it's
> perfectively acceptable to endlessly 'post' at will. However, these
> formats require subscribers to login and read, so consumption is somewhat
> voluntary, whereas this list sends a mail to our inboxes (assuming you
> haven't opted for the digest alert) so we receive communications whether
> we want them or not. Therefore, I think everybody should stop and think
> 'would I ordinarily e-mail this type of thing or share it on a blog'
> before sending out a mail, and if it's the latter don't use this format!
>
> The flip side is this whole debate is about trying to police an
> unregulated web space, so I guess those of us who have signed up need to
> accept the fact that these type of forums are impossible to regulate like
> our academic journals etc.
>
> Ultimately though, I echo what many have said - please exercise
> self-awareness of what you are sharing and consider it's appropriateness
> or otherwise before doing so.
>
> All the best,
>
> John.
>
> --
> Dr. John Watters
> University College London
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Adam Ramadan <[log in to unmask]
> <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
>
> Dear colleagues,
>
> This subject has now generated many many emails and opinions over
> three days. I suspect that rather than setting up parallel email
> lists, clever email filter rules, or discussing this ad nauseam, we
> ought simply to look at why those original objections were raised on
> Monday. On Monday, eight new discussion threads were created by two
> people - some of that content was probably interesting to some or
> many list subscribers, but perhaps 24,000+ emails did not need to be
> sent. Blogs, Facebook or Twitter (bird-brains included) might be
> better media for some of the content frequently being posted here.
> Rather than this endless discussion about what CGF is, should be or
> could be, perhaps we can just carry on with a little greater
> collective and individual self-awareness about what content might be
> worth sending on, and how much might be too much.
>
> Regards,
>
> Adam
>
> --
> Dr Adam Ramadan
> Lecturer in Human Geography
> School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
> University of Birmingham
> B15 2TT
>
>
>
>
> --
> Dr. John Watters
> University College London
>
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