Re: Spreading B/W was -> Mad Hamlet's post

[Mad Hamlet <Mad-Hamlet@xxxxxxx>]

Greetings,

Tater wrote:

> > I understand your intentions here Mad-Hamlet, but are you sure this is a
good idea and not part of the problem? 

I am absolutely ten-thousand percent positive it is a good idea, Tater. 
Let's do this by the numbers.

On the one hand we have a YahooList that is multi-topic. Stories are posted,
conversations are begun and left to linger, jokes, off-topic posts, on-topic
posts, other work the BtVS stars are doing (Specifically SMG and AH). There's
a whole lot of topics swimming around in here and you advocate the adding of
something else yet again to that mix rather than a small, isolated location
that in one of its sub-sections, is solely devoted to this project. 
No post searching, no cross-topics, very little confusion and the possibility
of private messaging.


> > By spinning off subtopics to another 
forum, you may be missing out on people who might not be interested enough at
first to go join the other forum, but would later see something in the
discussion that would catch their attention and prompt them to participate. 

If a member of The BWW is unwilling to take the extra three seconds out of
their busy afternoon to post on a forum even as a guest, thereby avoiding
certain inherent risks in a multi-topic list, then they are the target of the
original rant. Which if you refer to states very clearly that I have no
delusions of drawing lurkers out.

I am willing to run that risk Tater since the subsequent spin off of that
rant, the 'conversation' about it here on the BWW has, barring very few
exceptions been done by the current 'Core' of active BWW members I referred to
in the rant, not lurkers.


> > Personally, I would read this discussion thread about spreading B/W if it
occurred on this list,

There would/will be regular updates on links received, suggestions made on the
Wiffy-Forum to the BWW of course. 

> > but I'm not going to check a new forum to read it.


Your prerogative.

> > I may not ever have anything  to contribute to the discussion, but if I did,
you've lost it. You may have also lost someone else who'd have a really good
idea.

Your Damoclesian threat is duly noted. Being the bastion of mental, emotional
and intellectual fortitude that I am sure I'll survive. 

Either way the forum is up, and two general ff-archives have been given by a
guest (thanks Mr (ms?) Mystery Guest)

Passion and Perfection: http://www.ralst.com/index.html

Silverlake: http://www.imjustsayin.net/silverlake/index.html

So if you have B/W fics to post, members of the BWW can post them there.
I remain, as always,
Mad-Hamlet


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