[extropy-chat] ExI - Discussing Ideas and Debating them

[Giu1i0 Pri5c0]

Nooo please, let's not split the list in sublists. The big value of
this list is the synergy between society, science, tech, policy, SF...
The occasional rounds of insult trading are a fair price for this I
think.
A mailing list is not suitable for structured discussion I think, but
there are some content management system that provide at least some
features.
For example, Scoop permits showing first the posts which more readers
like, which is a neat feature.
G.

On 9/12/05, Dirk Bruere <dirk.bruere at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 9/12/05, nvitamore at austin.rr.com <nvitamore at austin.rr.com > wrote:
> > Can anyone offer a suggestion about how to effectively discuss/debate
> ideas 
> > on the list and within ExI virtually?  Since we are scattered around the
> > world, it is impossible to have a well-defined formal format.
> > 
> > At formal meetings we have a facilitator and an open mic where people line
> > and state their points and then have audience participation.  How can we
> > provide an open mic, a timeframe for making a statement, and a civil
> > environment on the list?
> > 
> > Here's an idea:  We could turn the list into an Extropic Discussion/Debate
> > Center for a week to a month.  List members would send their topics to the
> > list moderator for scheduling.  A schedule would go out daily announcing
> > what the topic is for the day and who the topic's lead poster is and 
> > everyone would have an opportunity to reply. The weekly schedule would be
> > avilable at extropy.org.  There would probably need to be a limit on the
> > number of posts in response to the topic's lead poster.  (But if we limit 
> > the number of posts, we could miss out on new ideas.)  Or we could just do
> > a blog, or we could take this to www.transcolloquium.org which is being
> > moved to extropy.org.
> > 
> > Whatever we do, we need to have as many people as possible participate,
> not
> > just the frequent list posters.  We need an open environment where people
> > feel free to voice their ideas and discuss them. 
> > 
> > This is just one idea - I welcome others.
> > 
> > 
> How about scrapping ExI-Chat and replacing it with:
>  ExI-Society
>  ExI-Technology
>  ExI-Debate
>  etc?
>  
>  Dirk