Re: Please trim replies WAS Dual Licensing Woes

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Author: Joshua Zeidner
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Subject: Re: Please trim replies WAS Dual Licensing Woes
Hi Dan,

I spend a lot of time communicating in written form on the web, and
I get a lot of out of it. I prefer it to TV or magazines. But the
interface leaves much to be desired. The primary advantage to
listserv is that I have the ability to format replies and posts any
way I want. There are a plethora of low cost alternatives to
listserv( such as RSS based blogs or wikis ) that help cut down on
these problems. Unfortunately, far too many people think they know
how to use a listserv just because they found out what the 'submit'
button does.

I really hope that the planning committee puts something in place
that can help manage these problems. I am hoping to see video and
audio communications via the web site. An effect that I have observed
again and again is how differently written communication behaves as
compared to audio or video. There is a lot of valence in the spoken
word that is lost in a message like this. If you are of a
philosophical bent, check out the writings of Marshall McLuhan for
brilliantly written expository on this subject.

For technical discussions( on anything, finance, sysdev, etc. )
listserv is best. For anything else, it is fairly useless.

"The rythms of typing favour short, concise sentences, sentences
with oral form.", "Typewriter is a means of transcribing thought, not
expressing it." - Marshall McLuhan

-jmz


On 1/23/07, Dan Lund <> wrote:
> I'm just waiting for a filter to be invented that detects the pattern
> of such discussions and trashes them ;)
>
> On 1/23/07, Joshua Zeidner <> wrote:
>
> >    Aren't these the kind of problems that computers are supposed to solve?

> >
> >    ARE WE NOT PROGRAMMERS?????

> >
> >    I hope the Drupal guys design something to stop these highly
> > redundant discussions.

> >
> > -jmz
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