From: CurtAdams@aol.com
Date: Thu Jun 17 1999 - 09:53:34 MDT
In a message dated 6/16/99 23:17:16, max@maxmore.com wrote:
>You could help with the above idea by suggesting possible ontologies for
>the set of focused lists. This is not a simple matter. Should there be a
>single list for all discussions of technologies, or divide this into nano,
>AI, computer tech, biotech, etc. (but drawing those distinctions will
>sometimes be difficult). Aside from technology/technologies, there might be
>a list on alernative social and economic systems, one on philosophical
>issues, or several that divide these into sub-topics.
I like the idea of splitting the lists, but I think you probably shouldn't
oversplit. "Technology" and "Social/economic systems" are good groupings
but subgroups might not get enough posts to be viable. Good lists need
enough material that there's always some discussion going or people
forget about it and post elsewhere. I think list posts work like
advertising for a list.
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