[IMC-Tech] Fwd: Fw: new mailing list for chambana.net

Zach M leftistmuppet at gmail.com
Thu Jun 15 11:14:49 CDT 2006


Yah, I think set up an alternate domain, make sure someone (e.g.
Randall) is paying for it, make sure the list owner knows not to
advertise the list as @weft.org, recreate the list and everything will
be fine.

On 6/15/06, Mike Lehman <rebelmike at earthlink.net> wrote:
> One thing that may help with this is for Tech to start having regular
> meeting times. This will also help get people involved in the many
> things that Tech has on the table. The whiteboard on the first floor is
> available to list meeting time, spokes, and email contact (which I think
> I already filled in because I knew that).
>
> To be frank, there are some political sensitivities here that might have
> been recognized if some more local eyeballs were involved. It's unfair
> to expect Zach to keep up with this sort of stuff, but it still needs to
> be paid attention to with the vast diversity of groups using
> chambana.net. If nothing else, Tech meeting notes that include a review
> of list additions is a good way to call attention to this growing
> resource as well as perhaps getting any issues out so that concerns can
> be raised as appropriate.
>
> The CROW list is obviously something that needed a bit more thought. I
> can see both sides of the issue, but one important thing is that unless
> it is an officially-sanctioned WEFT list -- whatever that might mean --
> it should not be titled in a way that some might consider misleading or
> it is somewhat problematic IMO. On the other hand, I presume -- not
> having the time to keep up with the issue -- that there are also good
> reasons to associate the list in some way with WEFT, 'cause after all it
> is about that subject. Somewhere in between is a (almost) happy medium,
> I hope, like crow at weftcrow.org, crow at croweft.org or something? Anyone
> else have a proposal on what the next step is?
> Mike Lehman
>
> Zach M wrote:
> > Sorry, I completely spaced out having seen these emails. Anyway, I
> > didn't pay close enough attention to them and I should have. From what
> > I've heard this list is associated with a reformweft website of some
> > sort and should not be associated with weft.org.
> >
> > Sorry to react so intensely.
> >
> > On 6/14/06, dan blah <dan.blah at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> i created this list... which you thanked me for 9 days ago zach.  i am
> >> a bit confused where the issue is.  from emails i have forwarded here
> >> it is a weft list.  if it is not then there is some weft issue that i
> >> am unaware of.  if there is some group of people that are only allowed
> >> to create weft lists, then i should have been told that.
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> From: Zachary C. Miller <zach at chambana.net>
> >> Date: Jun 5, 2006 2:22 PM
> >> Subject: Re: Fw: new mailing list for chambana.net
> >> To: dan blah <dan.blah at gmail.com>
> >> Cc: Randall Cotton <recotton at earthlink.net>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thanks Dan.
> >>
> >> On 6/5/06, dan blah <dan.blah at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hey Randall,
> >> > no problem... you should recieve a notice from the mail server shortly
> >> > after this email with login information.
> >> > On 6/4/06, Randall Cotton <recotton at earthlink.net> wrote:
> >> > > Hi Dan,
> >> > >
> >> > > I thought I'd check with you on this. I requested a new mailing
> >> list from Zach a
> >> > > couple days ago, but come to think of it, my impression is that
> >> Zach is pulling
> >> > > away from sysadmin stuff on the IMC server (I've not heard back
> >> from him) and
> >> > > you seem to be stepping in. So perhaps you're the right person to
> >> send this
> >> > > request to. Can you help?
> >> > >
> >> > > Thanks
> >> > > R
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > ----- Original Message -----
> >> > > From: "Randall Cotton" <recotton at earthlink.net>
> >> > > To: "Zachary C. Miller" <zach at chambana.net>
> >> > > Cc: "Carl Estabrook" <galliher at uiuc.edu>
> >> > > Sent: Friday, June 02, 2006 6:03 PM
> >> > > Subject: new mailing list for chambana.net
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> > > : Hi Zach,
> >> > > :
> >> > > : Hope all is well with you.
> >> > > :
> >> > > : Could you initialize a new mailman mailing list on
> >> lists.chambana.net? The
> >> > > list
> >> > > : name is "crow" - Committee for the Reform of WEFT. It's for a
> >> group of WEFT
> >> > > : folks and others that Carl Estabrook is organizing (he is
> >> carboned on this
> >> > > : note). I can do all the list configuration and subscription to
> >> begin with,
> >> > > : though I might hand it off to someone else later on as the
> >> group matures.
> >> > > :
> >> > > : Let me know if someone else is handling mailing list creation
> >> duties these
> >> > > days
> >> > > : and I'll just follow up with them.
> >> > > :
> >> > > : Take care,
> >> > > : R
> >> > > :
> >> > > :
> >> > >
> >> > >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> > Daniel
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Daniel
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