> ...obscene one by someone already there. So the TELUSA forum would have
> just shifted, the quality of TELUSA diluted, and the general charter
> of SCIT (which is much more broad-based than that of TELUSA) defeated.
>
In Aravinda's proposal (which I seconded) the flow would be one
sided. Everything posted to TELUSA would be available to SCIT. However,
the follow-ups on SCIT would not make it back to TELUSA. Only those that
want to access SCIT will access the follow-ups (both the good ones and
the bad ones). So, TELUSA would not be an isomorph of SCIT or vice-versa.
I am not sure how this pumping-in of the TELUSA articles to SCIT
would defeat the general charter of SCIT. This would in no way restrict
the posting of any other Telugu language or Telugu culture and even
Telugu region related articles in SCIT by anybody.
> Specialized off-shoots of SCIT were almost sure to form, like say
> SCIT.literature. TELUSA is something on those lines, and if some
> individual authors want to and/or make a conscious effort to cross-post
> their articles to SCIT, that should be left to their discretion and
> judgement. Such selected effort may help improving the level of
> discussion on SCIT, will probably attract people back to it, and in
> turn contribute to making it more vibrant.
>
Unless there is a device linking TELUSA and SCIT that can be
easily invoked by the posters, I do not believe there will be a great
deal of selective cross-posting from TELUSA to SCIT - not because that
people don't want to do it, but most of the posts to TELUSA are
off-the-cuff replies to a post, and a cross-post is an extra step that
won't likely be taken.
While TELUSA can be described as an offshoot of SCIT, it has been
formed completely off-usenet, and is not available to a net browser - unless
he/she has been clued into its existence by another TELUSAer.
> ...mildly chiding those who stray. The first one can to some extent be
> achieved by selective posting of TELUSA articles, and the second one
> has to be voluntarily done by some of us. May be we can pursue these
> ideas now.....
Now, let's come up with an action plan on how to do it.
Regards --- V. Chowdary Jampala