Subject: Re: History question! From: outings@netcom.com (Steve Outing) Date: Mon, 12 Jun 1995 16:00:45 -0700

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On 6/12/95, Jo Ann Mandinach wrote:
>General request, please.  I'm new to this list and its "netiquette" if you will.
>On The Well, for example, we'd plan the reunion electronically. Someone
>would ask you what you do at Cowles. We'd ask who's going to Nexpo and set
>up a lunch time.
>
>Each Well conference  -- i.e. media -- has a personal introductions topic.
>Discussions of employers and business opportunities are more frank.  The
>culture may be different here because The Well has monthly parties at the
>Presidio Yacht Club and we can meet face-to-face if we choose.
>
>And there may be more "banter" on The Well than is appropriate here.
>
Jo Ann:
In the past we've organized meetings at conferences via the list. However, 
online-news has grown quite large (1,300-1,400 folks) and traffic can get 
heavy so we should keep the "banter" to a minimum. While discussions of 
employers and business opportunities are perfectly appropriate here, you'll 
do well to keep in mind that you're broadcasting your message to a wide 
audience. I suspect you see less of that here than in 
the Well conferences because folks don't want to broadcast some stuff to 
the entire online publishing community. "Frank discussions" about an employer's 
shortcomings very likely will get back to the boss quickly if posted in this 
particular forum. 8-)

The introductions idea is nice. We actually tried that on online-news last 
year, and perhaps a hundred people posted bios so we could get to know each 
other better. It was fascinating, but it overwhelmed the list for several 
weeks. For a group this size, it might be better to set up a place separate 
from the list -- such as my Web site -- where bios of list members are posted. 
I'll consider doing that, but not in the immediate future as I'm swamped 
with other work right now.

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