[stylist] The two list idea

[Judith Bron]

With NFB Talk why duplicate?  Isn't that counter productive?
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "slery" <slerythema at insightbb.com>
To: "'Writer's Division Mailing List'" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 3:26 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] The two list idea


> NFB-talk is a general anything flies list.
>
> You can find all of the NFB lists at: www.nfbnet.net
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> Cindy
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of helene ryles
>> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 2:49 PM
>> To: Writer's Division Mailing List
>> Subject: Re: [stylist] The two list idea
>>
>>
>> I think the two list system is a good idea. I would
>> definately miss topics on all sorts of issues. Sure there are
>> online lists that discuss off topic issues but I haven't
>> actually found any that were connected to NFB. So people will
>> have to direct me to any list I've missed out. If there is a
>> list like that I'd be very much interested.
>>
>> Helene
>>
>> On 06/04/2009, slery <slerythema at insightbb.com> wrote:
>> > A professional editors list that I am on does this.
>> Whenever a thread
>> > becomes more of a discussion marginally related to the main
>> topic of
>> > the list, it is moved to the OFF-list list.
>> >
>> > Another device that might be helpful is that that list uses
>> tags. For
>> > things business related they use BIZ and then the subject
>> (i.e. BIZ:
>> > calculating taxes). Other categories for that list are: TOOLS,
>> > includes technology or database type websites; QUERY, question
>> > regarding something they are working on; and CHAT, which is
>> used when
>> > something is starting to stray from being a typical post to
>> the list.
>> >
>> > This might allow us to remain on the list and allow those to easily
>> > sort and delete as they choose. We could create categories as we go
>> > along. PROJECT could indicate all of the discussions around the
>> > possible anthology. DIV, could indicate business related to the
>> > division such as upcoming conference calls or plans for the
>> division
>> > meeting at convention. BS, could stand for brain storming where
>> > someone is tossing around ideas and questions for something
>> particular
>> > that they are writing. W? could stand for writing specific
>> questions.
>> > This might be something like the chapter length discussion. And of
>> > course CHAT, could be when any topic wanders into that land
>> where it
>> > really isn't the main topic it started out to be.
>> >
>> > Just trying to toss around some helpful ideas and really
>> glad that the
>> > list is productive now and turning into a valuable resource.
>> >
>> > Cindy
>> >
>> >> -----Original Message-----
>> >> From: stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org
>> [mailto:stylist-bounces at nfbnet.org]
>> >> On Behalf Of Robert Newman
>> >> Sent: Monday, April 06, 2009 5:39 AM
>> >> To: 'Writer's Division Mailing List'
>> >> Subject: [stylist] The two list idea
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> STYLIST members, I wish to revisit this idea of having two
>> lists. One
>> >> would be STYLIST and it would be primarily for writing
>> topics only.
>> >> And the second would be for all other and more chatty
>> types of topics
>> >> and I'd call it Writers Chat. What we would have to do, is monitor
>> >> ourselves in the light of (besides doing the writing stuff
>> on STYLIST
>> >> and the chatty on the WC list), but if for example on the chatty
>> >> list, if you get into writing issues/topics, then you get
>> those posts
>> >> back onto STYLIST. Again, we can do this, give it a try, try
>> >> and honor the rules and watch it so that neither list goes
>> >> stale or even dead.
>> >>
>> >> So any discussion?
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> Robert Leslie Newman
>> >> Email- newmanrl at cox.net
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