Re: [ecco_pro] Should there be a single consolidated Ecco hub for general discussion?

"Lindsay Graham [email protected] [eccopro]" <[email protected]> Thu, 24 Oct 2019 21:37:44 +1100
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I agree with Don -- the reasons for the split are now water under the bridg=
e, and it's time to put the 2 groups together so that we can all share in t=
he combined expertise.=C2=A0 The discussion so far has only been on the sec=
ond list, but I'm sending this to both lists so that all are aware of what =
is being considered.

I am still a (very inactive) moderator of the original list, but I'm afraid=
 I have no particular expertise as to how the 2 lists can be brought togeth=
er.=C2=A0 My personal preference would be to continue as an email list, rat=
her than adopt a web forum format. Who has access to the membership lists o=
f the respective groups and can agree to/arrange a merger of the 2 lists, p=
referably in a new non-Yahoo environment?

I know nothing about Groups.io, but another email list with which I'm assoc=
iated switched to www.freelists.org/ and that has been very successful -- t=
he list allows attachments which is a very useful attribute.=C2=A0 I do not=
 know whether freelists.org has storage capacity for the existing Ecco file=
s -- perhaps someone with more expertise than I can research that.

Certainly hope we can find a workable solution.

Lindsay Graham
Canberra, Australia


On 24/10/19 0122, Don Johnson [email protected] [ecco_pro] wrote:
>
> Well, I think the reasons for two groups no longer exist.
>
> I am not sure which direction to head for a new discussion group site. I =
don't personally have time to set it up, or the expertise. (I work an extra=
 job besides the church work.) I'm willing to help within the group, approv=
ing new subs and helping out where I can, but I think we need someone to be=
 able to do some research on where to create a new site and educate the res=
t of us on what the better choices are. Then we'll need someone to get us s=
tarted!
>
>
> --=20
>
> Maranatha!
>
> =C2=A0Pastor Don Johnson, Jer. 33.3
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> =C2=A0 Grace Baptist Church of Victoria (Independent)
> =C2=A0=C2=A0 2731 Matson Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 4M5
> =C2=A0=C2=A0 ch. 250.474.7283 hm. 778.365.1611
> =C2=A0=C2=A0 fx. 778.365.1612 cell. 250.889.9789
>
> www.gbcvic.org
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
>
> On 10/22/2019 6:05 PM, r634718 wrote:
>> There are currently two Yahoo Groups related to Ecco Pro, the original a=
nd this spin-off.=C2=A0 Both have been here for more than a decade and serv=
ed many people.=C2=A0 There are also other groups on the Net, but these two=
 groups seem to have been the go-to places where Ecco users tend to congreg=
ate for a general meeting place.
>>
>> I can see the merits of a case for having multiple groups, maybe even on=
 multiple sites, but in my view having one consolidated home base for gener=
al Ecco discussion is the stronger case.
>>
>> This transition opens up a possibility of multiple sites emerging, poten=
tially creating even more spin-offs.=C2=A0 That has a potential to complica=
te and dilute the knowledge base and discourse.=C2=A0 It's my hope that thi=
ngs can somehow be worked out so that only one place (hopefully a solid pla=
tform for the kind of interaction we know from years of experience works we=
ll for the Ecco community) will become the home base of reco rd for Ecco Pr=
o.
>>
>> This doesn't mean there should be an attempt to stop discussion of Ecco =
elsewhere, it's only about creating a single rendezvous point that becomes =
the hub of the Ecco community and an excellent medium to host it.
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      <p>I agree with Don -- the reasons for the split are now water under =
the bridge, and it&#39;s time to put the 2 groups together so that we can a=
ll share in the combined expertise.=C2=A0 The discussion so far has only be=
en on the second list, but I&#39;m sending this to both lists so that all a=
re aware of what is being considered.<br>
<br>
I am still a (very inactive) moderator of the original list, but I&#39;m af=
raid I have no particular expertise as to how the 2 lists can be brought to=
gether.=C2=A0 My personal preference would be to continue as an email list,=
 rather than adopt a web forum format. Who has access to the membership lis=
ts of the respective groups and can agree to/arrange a merger of the 2 list=
s, preferably in a new non-Yahoo environment?<br>
<br>
I know nothing about Groups.io, but another email list with which I&#39;m a=
ssociated switched to www.freelists.org/ and that has been very successful =
-- the list allows attachments which is a very useful attribute.=C2=A0 I do=
 not know whether freelists.org has storage capacity for the existing Ecco =
files -- perhaps someone with more expertise than I can research that.<br>
<br>
Certainly hope we can find a workable solution.<br>
<br>
Lindsay Graham<br>
Canberra, Australia<br>
<br>
On 24/10/19 0122, Don Johnson [email protected] [ecco_pro] wrote:<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Well, I think the reasons for two groups no longer exist.<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; I am not sure which direction to head for a new discussion group site.=
 I don&#39;t personally have time to set it up, or the expertise. (I work a=
n extra job besides the church work.) I&#39;m willing to help within the gr=
oup, approving new subs and helping out where I can, but I think we need so=
meone to be able to do some research on where to create a new site and educ=
ate the rest of us on what the better choices are. Then we&#39;ll need some=
one to get us started!<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; -- <br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; Maranatha!<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; =C2=A0Pastor Don Johnson, Jer. 33.3<br>
&gt; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
&gt; =C2=A0 Grace Baptist Church of Victoria (Independent)<br>
&gt; =C2=A0=C2=A0 2731 Matson Rd, Victoria, BC V9B 4M5<br>
&gt; =C2=A0=C2=A0 ch. 250.474.7283 hm. 778.365.1611<br>
&gt; =C2=A0=C2=A0 fx. 778.365.1612 cell. 250.889.9789<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; www.gbcvic.org<br>
&gt; ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt;<br>
&gt; On 10/22/2019 6:05 PM, r634718 wrote:<br>
&gt;&gt; There are currently two Yahoo Groups related to Ecco Pro, the orig=
inal and this spin-off.=C2=A0 Both have been here for more than a decade an=
d served many people.=C2=A0 There are also other groups on the Net, but the=
se two groups seem to have been the go-to places where Ecco users tend to c=
ongregate for a general meeting place.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; I can see the merits of a case for having multiple groups, maybe e=
ven on multiple sites, but in my view having one consolidated home base for=
 general Ecco discussion is the stronger case.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; This transition opens up a possibility of multiple sites emerging,=
 potentially creating even more spin-offs.=C2=A0 That has a potential to co=
mplicate and dilute the knowledge base and discourse.=C2=A0 It&#39;s my hop=
e that things can somehow be worked out so that only one place (hopefully a=
 solid platform for the kind of interaction we know from years of experienc=
e works well for the Ecco community) will become the home base of reco rd f=
or Ecco Pro.<br>
&gt;&gt;<br>
&gt;&gt; This doesn&#39;t mean there should be an attempt to stop discussio=
n of Ecco elsewhere, it&#39;s only about creating a single rendezvous point=
 that becomes the hub of the Ecco community and an excellent medium to host=
 it.<br>
&gt; <br>
<br>
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