SR - Next SR Meeting

[Jan Van Zandt]

>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Jan Van Zandt <mysticmarks at hotmail.com>

> > This might work IF:
>.
> > 3.  no one except the 8 representatives and the narrator had access to 
>the
> > meeting
> > 4.  No decisions could be made by that group.


>While I agree with item 4, I must respectfully disagree with #3.
>
>The labor union that I am a member of regularly schedules moderated chats
>with people logging on nationwide.
>
>Having the moderator keep track of whose turn it is to bring up a new
>subject (private message to the moderator initially) and being ready to go
>when it is your turn (again this part is for a new subject) and allowing
>anyone who wants to contribute to do so during the bulk of the  discussion
>seems to work well for us.
>
>This allows those who are interested to have direct input or at least see
>what others are saying in a timely manner.
>
>Gerard


Gerard,
That is a good point, but I didn't mean it wouldn't work literally.

This type of virtual meeting is used successfully within the business 
context and with trained professional moderators. Keep in mind that  on the 
business level the people involved have careers and $$$ to consider, but in 
the SCA context, you could be dealing with personalities (some of whom like 
to argue or oppose simply for the sake of doing it) and literally have 
nothing to lose that they value.

Unless some very explicit rules are set out and followed and there is a 
strong moderator who can keep the discussion on task, I feel that it would 
simply turn into a bantering back and forth between those people with 
opposite opinions - just like on the lists.

HL Jan
trying not to oppositional - but ready to get this thing organized and on 
the move. :)


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