David, I think there is a LOT of merit to taking articles posted on the
LCHC for discussion as the focus of XMCA discussion. We should not do that
*instead* of the one MCA article per quarter though. There is plenty of
time between the quarterly publication of MCA to discuss an article on the
website. We should do more of that, for the reasons you give.
Andy
David Kellogg wrote:
Mike:
I wonder if there is any way we could include "write-ins" on the ballot.
People could upload manuscripts to the "Papers for Discussion" at LCHC
and then these could be included in the vote.
This might address several problems which seem to be dogging our
quarterly discussions.
a) It often happens that the articles on offer have almost nothing to do
with what people have on their minds and what is being discussed on the
list.
b) It sometimes happens that the authors chosen for publication in the
journal turn out to be more interested in being published than in being
discussed and do not take part.
c) It occasionally happens that people like myself clutter up the list
with long posts which really ought to be articles but which have no
chance of publication, at least not in their current form.
It may also be a good way of getting the writing mentorship project off
the ground, and it might even return us, one small but much appreciated
step, towards that pre-MCA tradition of an unrefereed and unreviewed
newsletter, with writing that is unafraid to walk on the wild side.
David Kellogg
Seoul National University of Education
--- On Wed, 7/6/11, mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com> wrote:
From: mike cole <lchcmike@gmail.com>
Subject: [xmca] The Polls are OPEN!!
To: "eXtended Mind, Culture,Activity" <xmca@weber.ucsd.edu>
Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2011, 3:45 PM
A wide range of articles to choose from for XMCA discussion and private
musings.
http://lchc.ucsd.edu/mca/Journal/poll.html
mike
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