YES > STEVE's Re: New option: Leave Extropians as is, start exi-members list

From: Prof. Gomes (profgomes@geocities.com)
Date: Thu Dec 04 1997 - 08:53:13 MST


YES ! Reaches both objectives:

1.Of extropians members and

2. Of extropians by heart ... (or brain...)

Obs: {1} U {2} .NE. { } , obviously...

Gomes.

At 16:57 02/12/97 -0800, you wrote:
>At 09:01 AM 12/2/97 +0000, Steve Van Sickle wrote:
>>Max said:
>>
>>> Instead, we could leave the Extropians list as it is, and create a new,
>>> additional list, say ExI-Members, or Extropians-Special, or
>>> Extropians-Insider (or whatever has the appropriate elitist ring to it :)
>>> ). That would leave this list more open, but mean we have a more filtered,
>>> probably higher S/N list, with clear guidelines for members, so we would
>>> still have a new members-only benefit to add to the other membership
>benefits.
>>
>>This list is sponsored by ExI itself, yes? Its going to be the
>>first place newcomers look, since they will want to see the "main"
>>list (even though that would not be accurate). First impressions are
>>important. Why not do it the other way? Make this, the "main",
>>unhyphenated list members only post, everyone read, and create a
>>Extropians-Free for All list. Make the Extropians FfA deliberately
>>*anything goes*, [....]
>
>Thanks for your suggestion, Steve. I like it. I'm watching the feedback --
>thanks to all for your input. Currently I'm inclining towards Steve's
>version of my suggestion. I'd like to decide by the end of this week.
>
>Max
>
>Max More, Ph.D.
>more@extropy.org
>http://www.primenet.com/~maxmore
>President, Extropy Institute: exi-info@extropy.org, http://www.extropy.org
>
>



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