To Rog & All:
Keith is still around, my lack of participation notwithstanding. I am still
keenly interested in the issues the MOQ.org forums were intended to discuss
but have been too distracted by work and graduate school and other interests
to participate properly. I want to express my agreement and support with
several points that have been raised during the discussion of the future of
this list:
* I find MOQ_Discuss too overwhelming and, if I am to participate at all
need a slower pace, such as that of MOQ_Focus.
* However, as has been repeated, a problem with any listserv is that has no
"latching" mechanism, leading to divergent, not convergent discussions.
* I find the idea of a Wiki web quite intriguing, as it would allow
collaborative document creation, potentially leading to convergence.
* However, the wide-open nature of Wiki may make its eraser too powerful,
too dynamic for the latching we're looking for, letting us slip back into
divergence.
One alternative (or perhaps, complementary tool) to Wiki is the Crit Suite
http://www.crit.org/, which allows unrestricted comments on (but not
modification of) a web page. After a summary or other essay has been posted
to MOQ.org, I can imagine using this tool to post comments and critiques to
the article that anyone can read and agree or disagree with. The author can
then take these comments into account when revising and posting a new
version. Just one more idea to throw into the mix.
Best,
Keith
MOQ.org - http://www.moq.org
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