SR - Online Meeting Feasability

[Jan Van Zandt]

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>-----Original Message-----
>From:	Jan Van Zandt [SMTP:mysticmarks at hotmail.com]
>Sent:	Tuesday, May 04, 1999 4:57 PM
>To:	southern at Ansteorra.ORG
>Subject:	Re: SR - Next SR Meeting
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>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.


Victor Dufresne said:
>I certainly agree with your statement, but I don't see why this 
>disadvantage would apply only to online discussions.  The very same is 
>completely necessary to run a discussion in person, at an event.

Victor,

I never said that the disadvantage would apply only to on-line discussion.  
And believe me, I know what it takes to keep a discussion group on topic.  I 
taught many years in high school and even taught on the college level.

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>I think that this could become a very useful tool for getting these 
>necessary, but small, details out of the way.

I just want to know what kind of small details could be taken care of in 
this manner??

>It certainly could not take the place entirely of face-to-face meetings; as 
>too much is lost in the translation.  I'm pretty sure that group reps could 
>more easily plan an hour and a half to be by the computer than a weekend 
>event that's an hour and a half away.  I wouldn't dream of planning the 
>entire SRC event online, but I don't think we'd be reaching out on a limb 
>to figure out how we want to vote for a name.  Most chat programs even 
>allow you to log the entire session, which could be distributed to the 
>local seneschals and the entire populace.  Take suggestions, and jump back 
>on the net a week or two later to finalize the procedure.  Maybe we decide 
>not to use it for this issue, but I just hate to see us rely on period 
>communication methods for day-to-day business.  I'm in no particular rush, 
>but we'll be spinning our wheels otherwise.

I just prefer to speak to people in person whenever possible.  Modern 
communication systems are fantastic but will never take the place of eye 
contact.
Also, sometimes it is just not possible for me to know when I can jump on 
the net.  I work nights and never know if it is going to busy or not - and 
I'm the seneschal and Lion's Tale rep for Ffynnon Gath and, to the best of 
my ability, the one who keeps up with what is going on on the lists. :)

HL Jan


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