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The Psci-com list was originally set up with the intention of being a discussion forum as well as a notice board. The Welcome message that new subscribers receive says that it is a "forum for discussion of any matter relating to public communication of science and public engagement with science and technology (PEST) .. [and a] gateway to information on current science communication issues, events, workshops, conferences and literature." I too feel that the list would lose a valuable component if it became simply a notice board, useful as that might be. The list has got quite large (over 1200 subscribers) so maybe this inhibits a more informal exchange. What do others think? Louise (Psci-com administrator) -----Original Message----- From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian Russell Sent: 10 January 2007 16:34 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [PSCI-COM] Forum or notice board? At 15:30 10/01/2007, Peter Green wrote: >Yes PSCI-COM is that sort of place, however longer more detailed >debates are perhaps better handled separately. PSCI-COM would then >become more like a notice board. I support Owen's idea. Should psci-COM be a forum for two-way COMmunication or principally a broadcasting notice board? My feeling is that a greater emphasis on formal announcements inhibits the trivial small-talk essential for comfortable, friendly communication. In this context, even my own previous message now seems sniffy and unfriendly. Sorry, Alice Bell. Remember last time I apologised to you, at a BIG Event several years ago, after clumsily frightening you in your front-row seat, while using tennis balls as clubs and missiles in my 'best demo' competition entry, entitled 'Targeting your audience: a quick history of ballistics'...? I'm no academic but experience has shown me that science communicators do need to communicate with each other, and that true communication involves receiving as well as transmitting; sensitivity as well as information. [log in to unmask] * http://www.interactives.co.uk * Give people facts and you feed their minds for an hour. Awaken curiosity and they feed their own minds for a lifetime. * Ian Russell ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail 2. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set psci-com mail 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk ********************************************************************** This message has been scanned for viruses by BlackSpider MailControl - www.blackspider.com ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail 2. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set psci-com mail 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk **********************************************************************