> I think that, while forwarding TELUSA postings to scit will no doubt add to the
> substance of scit, it also has the potential of creating some bad feelings
> due to the exclusive, invitation-only nature of Telusa.
a) Any such bad feelings would be temporary.
b) A cross-post from TELUSA to SCIT can probably done without
identifying it as such. (I am a non-techie and could be wrong about this).
c) It seems to me that it is being said that TELUSA is NOT
'exclusive and invitation-only' (I must admit that my perception too was
simialr to yours; it now appears that I may have been mistaken).
> I wouldn't like to see scit and Telusa become isomorphic--I find that the
> relative intimacy of Telusa encourages learning and risk-taking in a way
> a public forum like scit does not. Also, there is something more immediate
> about email, compared with deliberately going over to usenet to read scit; in
> the latter case, I always have the guilty feeling that I am about to
> waste time, and possibly get embroiled in a pointless flame war, while in
> the former case, I get high-quality, interesting stuff brought directly
> to my attention in my mailbox.
I agree that TELUSA, at this point in time, has an intimacy. But,
SCIT was like that not too long ago, wasn't it? What Baparao gaaru is
saying about TELUSA today is what I used to feel about the Telugu Digests
not too long ago.
The difference between the listserv and the net, it seems to me,
is more subjective than real.
> if scit.moderated comes to pass, where will it be in relation to Telusa?
I think it would be best to separate the issue of scit-moderated
from that of Telusa articles being pumped into SCIT.
> contributing to the betterment of scit. I for one would feel constrained
> knowing that what I write on Telusa will also appear on a public forum.
TELUSA is still a public - albeit limited, forum, isn't it?
> It makes more sense for the authors of specific Telusa
> articles to post (possibly modified) versions of those on scit for
> separate discussion.
>
Please see my comments on the same issue replying to Sreenivaasa raavu
gaaru.
Regards. --- V. Chowdary Jampala