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Re: Math Forum and the math-teach discussion
Posted:
Jul 21, 2007 12:34 PM
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What I would urge, in advance this time, is you
don't rescramble the URLs such that existing
links into your existing archive get broken.
In moving to the newer (Java based?) system,
all the URLs inherited from the Swarthmore College
era were destroyed. Asking archive.org to pick
up the slack is I think asking too much.
As far as the size of the subscriber pool being
small, the major contributors being few, the
content having R or MA (mature adult) aspects,
that's a common fate of many eGroups, like becoming
a brown drawf or red giant. Think of Conway's
'Game of Life' -- there're many stable outcomes.
In other words, I don't see why Math Forum staffers
should busy themselves worrying about the content
over much, or about the complaints from those who've
resigned in protest. There're any number of other
lists to sample. math-teach simply is what it is,
so what's the problem?
That'd be my attitude, if the President of Drexel
University (color me "liberal arts"). But I'm not,
and you may have instructions to "clean it up" or
whatever (I'm so sorry if that's true -- can't be a
fun job).
In any case, back to the above request: please
don't break the URLs, even if you retire the list
from active duty and ban any further posts thereto.
Kirby
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