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Re: Math Forum and the math-teach discussion
Posted:
Jul 21, 2007 8:29 PM
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At 12:49 PM 7/21/2007, Greg Goodknight wrote:
>Stephen Weimar wrote:
>>Thanks very much for that idea.
>>I have heard from others who are in favor of a list focused on
>>teaching. I can see the value in having two lists or narrowing the focus.
>>
>>I am unfortunately setting the constraints very high in terms of
>>Math Forum staff time. Successful solutions will have to involve
>>equal or less time than deleting subscribers who violate group standards.
>>I imagine your solution involves more than that in order to
>>determine which discussion a post should go in, moving it to
>>another discussion, and also handling abuse. This is complicated by
>>the fact that some participate via a mailing list, rather than
>>through our web-based discussion software.
>>
>>I don't want to bother the list with procedural or technical
>>discussions so feel free to continue to discuss the details with me
>>in private and I will summarize as needed.
>>steve@youcanguesstherest
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>Steve,
>
>Thank you for bringing some attention to this list, originally
>titled nctm-l and meant as discussion of the "NCTM Standards". This
>was once a vibrant list, and I think it can be again. Many moderated
>lists are openly hostile to those of us who have not bought into the
>NCTM vision, and one reason some of us stay despite the abuse we
>have received is the unmoderated nature allows our voices to be heard.
>
>Deleting subscribers who violate the reasonable standards of the
>Mathforum and Drexel is a justifiable action that should not take
>much administrative time, especially if posting via the web is not supported.
Exactly the right solution, Greg. At long last, just follow the
existing rules.
Wayne
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