Re: a little project
Tim O'Connor (tim@roughdraft.org)
Thu, 06 May 1999 16:29:29 -0500
At 11:35 AM -0700 on 5/6/99, you wrote:
> Why don'y those of us who want to contribute simply post it here under "My
> story 1" & "My story 2" ? Then, whoever is the first with insomnia can
> compile them at leisure, then figure out what they're gonna do.
I always hate to put a damper on things, but please, let's not do this.
The list will get flooded, the archive will creak perilously, and even more
people will just give up and quit the list.
Worst of all, of course, is that there would be no surprise factor if your
project reaches fruition; all the material would have already appeared
here, so there would be little point, from the content point-of-view, of
collecting work.
In my experience, what works best in things like this is to designate one
person who acts as the recipient of material, and that person can warehouse
all the submissions. Then when things quiet down, that person can proceed,
rather than have the stories scattered all over this list.
Thanks for considering this option -- using the list as some kind of
repository is not really the best use of the medium.
--tim