Re: What about many many mailing lists?

Tim Bunce wrote:
> 
> > I'd go for this, especially if the lists had an automatic self-destruct
> > mechanism. ("This list will self destruct in 10 days. Beep!") They'd give a
> > sandbox to contain discussion on a particular topic for a while but keep
> > things from going on interminably.
> 
> I agree in general.
> 
> I suggest that sub-groups be setup in exactly the same manner as the
> parent working group.
> 
> We're pretty much agreed that each working group has a chairperson,
> mailing list, charter/goals, lifespan (and whatever else) which are
> agreed in advance by the Perl6 project manager.
> 
> These sub-groups can be defined recursively as mini working groups.
> They'd have a chairperson, mailing list, charter/goals, lifespan
> (and whatever else) which are agreed in advance with the chairperson of
> the parent working group.
> 
> Seems kinda neat.
> 

This idea has a lot of merit. I would like to add that, as the lifespan
of a (sub-)group comes to an end, all discussions need to archived, in
an easily locatable place, and a summery prepared. That way we can keep
the linkages up and down through the groups connected, even after the
group disbands.
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