[Eg-oversight-board] Oversight Board Discussion List - Decision Needed

[Kathy Lussier]

Hi Elizabeth,

>>Question: If we make the mailing list open to the world, should we
>>require a name and organization in an attempt to ward off undesirables?

I don't know if this is necessary. If the people with suspect e-mail
addresses were to start sending off-topic or spam messages to the list, then
we would have cause to unsubscribe them, but if they are just signed up and
receiving e-mails, I don't see where any harm is being done.


>>Question: Do we want to limit the Oversight Board mailing list to
>>members of the Board and those who need to receive our communications
>>directly in order to perform work on our behalf? (ie Shauna, Val, Tara,
>>Chris) Please note that our communications are archived and available
>>publicly.  Of course now that I've upset folks limiting it will be an
>>unpopular decision.

Although the archives are public, it requires people to take the step of
visiting the archives to keep up with the Oversight Board's communications.
I think we should be encouraging the community to take an active interest in
the board's work. Allowing them to sign up for the list is one way to do so.


Kathy


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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: eg-oversight-board-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org [mailto:eg-
>>oversight-board-bounces at list.evergreen-ils.org] On Behalf Of McKinney,
>>Elizabeth
>>Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2012 9:47 AM
>>To: Oversight Board
>>Subject: [Eg-oversight-board] Oversight Board Discussion List -
>>Decision Needed
>>
>>Good morning all.  Chris Sharp was doing routine upkeep on our mailing
>>lists this morning.  In addition to deleting the old governance list
>>address (preserving the archive), we reviewed the Oversight Board list
>>to be sure the membership reflected our group.  There were many folks
>>on the roster that volunteered for the initial board and never
>>contributed, many general members of the community and many email
>>addresses that seemed suspect. I asked Chris to delete all but the
>>actual oversight board membership and there seems to be a heated
>>discussion of this now in the community.
>>
>>Question: If we make the mailing list open to the world, should we
>>require a name and organization in an attempt to ward off undesirables?
>>
>>Question: Do we want to limit the Oversight Board mailing list to
>>members of the Board and those who need to receive our communications
>>directly in order to perform work on our behalf? (ie Shauna, Val, Tara,
>>Chris) Please note that our communications are archived and available
>>publicly.  Of course now that I've upset folks limiting it will be an
>>unpopular decision.
>>
>>
>>Elizabeth
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>>
>>Elizabeth McKinney
>>PINES Program Director
>>Georgia Public Library Service
>>A Unit of the University System of Georgia
>>1800 Century Place, Suite 150
>>Atlanta GA 30345
>>404.235.7141
>>emckinney at georgialibraries.org
>>http://www.georgialibraries.org/
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