On the other hand, this list seems very different, imho, than others I've
participated in: the presence of a "core group" of folks who seem to know
each other much more personally and for a greater length of time and
represent a greater proportion of the total subscription group, and a
periphery not so loaded with transients. (This group's also a lot more
civil about it all.) Of course, I could be wrong about those assumptions.
I'm wondering about listservs as a medium for dialogue... why it seems to
occasion periodic eruptions in which folks argue and defend meaning with
such fervor and personal investment.
I suppose this is all simply due to my current work analyzing the online
workings of our graduate community in ed. tech. I'm a little hypervigilant
about cycles... ;-)
Linda