From: CurtAdams@aol.com
Date: Tue Dec 02 1997 - 00:21:25 MST
In a message dated 12/2/97 12:08:33 AM, maxmore@primenet.com wrote:
>Here's a possibility that I'd like to hear feedback on:
>
>The current proposal is to make the Extropians list into a members-only
>list for posting ability, but non-members could still read messages.
>
>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.
I think that's a much better idea than effectively kicking non-members off
the existing list. Generally people react quite negatively to having
something taken away (much more so than to an a equivalent gain).
Saying non-members can't post certainly seems to be really bothering a lot
of people here.
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