Hi,
I agree with this.
Ruth
At 12:10 12/01/01 -0500, you wrote:
>hi
>
>i am on several list where similar dicussions have arisen
>what i have found most useful is that when someone
>posts a question that later they then provide to the list
>a summary of the responses
>this reduces general traffic but retains the benefits of the
>list
>at other times the issues like NN to Pray will spill over to the full
>listing and can, as we have seen, lead to some lively and
>important interchange
>
>bill
>
>William D. Grant, Ed.D.
>Executive Vice Chair, Research Professor
>Director, Center for Evidence Based Practice
>Department of Family Medicine
>SUNY Upstate Medical University
>475 Irving Ave., #200
>Syracuse, NY 13210
>315.464.6997
>315.464.6982 (f)
>
>>>> John Done <[log in to unmask]> 01/12 11:27 AM >>>
>I too have found this list very educational . It has even been the primary
>source of some material I have passed on to others ( the recent debate
>about hierarchy of evidence is notworthy). However there is a lot of
>traffic, some of which is very specific, some of which is clearly for
>general consumption. Can't we make judgements about whether the reply
>would be of general or limited interest ? For the former messages are
>copied to EBM too ?
>>Dear List
>>Everyone has noticed that there is much less discussion on this list
>recently.
>>The reason is that replies to individual questions go directly to the
>author
>> of the query rather than to the list.
>>(If you press the reply button for this letter your reply comes
>> directly to me rather than to EBM. Everyone gets the question but not to
>>read the answers)
>>The advantage is that mail boxes are not stuffed full everyday with
>>discussion that
>>is of little interest to them.
>>The disadvantage is that the list is a lot less lively than during the
>>"Numbers Needed to Pray" controversy.
>>I for one learnt a lot about subjects in which I initially thought I had
>>little interest.
>> Are not people who join discussion groups like that?
>>Wonder if we could take a straw vote on what list members prefer.
>>Remember dont press just the reply button but copy your replies to EBM.
>>
>>Truly
>>Jacob M. Puliyel MD MRCP
>>Head of Pediatrics
>>St Stephens Hospital
>>Tis Hazari
>>Delhi 110054
>>
>>From
>>Puliyel
>>
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>
>Dr. D. John Done,
>Dept Psychology,
>University of Hertfordshire,
>Hatfield,
>Herts
>AL10 9AB
>Tel: 01707 284638
>Fax 01707 285073
>
>"Its not about reductionism or antireductionism its about what works"
>Lewis
>Wolpert 1997
>
Ruth Helm
Lecturer in Informatics and Statistics.
The Centre for Health Practice. R&D.
The University of Wolverhampton.
Walsall Campus
Gorway Road.
Walsall WS1 3BD
Tel 01902 322843
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