- From: Matt Williams <matthew.williams@cancer.org.uk>
- Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:25:42 +0100
- To: "Miller, Michael D (Rosetta)" <Michael_Miller@Rosettabio.com>
- CC: W3C HCLSIG hcls <public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org>
I'd agree (and raised this in an email about 2 weeks ago). I'm interested in the area, but currently work for an organisation that isn't going to pay for membership. I also wouldn't read the archives.... I don't really see why it should be restricted; having more members is not really more expensive (as it might be with a paper-based mailing list). If the problem is that there are people whom you don't want on the list/ flamers/ troll-merchants/ etc. then develop a procedure to kick them off, rather than excluding everyone else. Frankly, I don't see any real upside in restricting the membership, but I might be missing something. Matt Miller, Michael D (Rosetta) wrote: > hi all, > > i've also been lurking, even more so than phil. priorities prevent me > from being more active but without access to this list i would not be > the proponent of SW at my work that i am. > > (if the list is restricted, will public be removed from the list name?) > > cheers, > michael > > Michael Miller > Lead Software Developer > Rosetta Biosoftware Business Unit > www.rosettabio.com > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: public-semweb-lifesci-request@w3.org >> [mailto:public-semweb-lifesci-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of >> Phillip Lord >> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 1:20 AM >> To: W3C HCLSIG hcls >> Subject: Re: The W3C mailing lists will be limited to >> interest group participants. >> >> >>>>>>> "MS" == Matthias Samwald <samwald@gmx.at> writes: >> MS> Jonathan wrote: >> >>> The W3C mailing lists will be limited to interest group >> >>> participants. >> >> >> >> You mean public-semweb-lifesci@w3.org, for example? >> >> MS> According to the last conference call, this might also apply to >> MS> this mailing list. How many people are subscribed to >> this mailing >> MS> list at the moment, and how many of these will be 'kicked out' >> MS> when the membership policy is enforced? >> >> It also depends on whether "limited" means reading or posting or both. >> I've been a highly active lurker (erm...) on this list for years and >> find it very useful for this. >> >> I wouldn't read it through public archives. Email or bust. >> >> Phil >> >> > -- http://acl.icnet.uk/~mw http://adhominem.blogsome.com/ +44 (0)7834 899570
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