[can-talk] Censorship

I, too, am glad that Merle raised this question!

I am very new at the collections management game and when I joined can- 
talk a couple of years ago the debate about whether or not people  
should discuss 'trivia' seemed to be raging.  Things certainly went  
quiet after the rules were tightened up.

For me, the 'trivia' is just as meaningful as the more serious  
discussions, which seem to have been few and far between over the last  
year or so.

So if we go back to an open-slather approach and the mail becomes too  
much to handle from time to time, I guess I can set up a rule to move  
everything into a can-talk folder or just hit the delete button.

I'm happy to see the separate mailing lists continue but I'm happy to  
see more mail on this one.

Kind regards
Margaret Fowler


Margaret Fowler
Project and Research Officer - Northbridge History Project
College Development Group
Central TAFE
Ph: (08) 9427 1672 (Wk)
Fax: (08) 9427 1990
Mob: 0409 960 260
margaret.fowler at central.wa.edu.au

http://central.tafe.wa.edu.au/


On 17/01/2008, at 10:43 AM, John Watson wrote:

> A resounding  “here here” to that.
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> I too am isolated in outback WA and really enjoyed the previous  
> format. I glance in hope at each message that comes through, but no  
> real discussions or tidbits to lighten the day, especially at this  
> time of year in the 47C days where we have a game of spot the visitor.
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> Merle and I used to tread the boards together and she was always one  
> to call a spade a digging implement.
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> Well done Merle for raising this subject.
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> Perhaps it’s up to us to use the resource more.
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> Cheers
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> John
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> John Watson  (GDBMT, GDIT, CNA)
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> Manager-Gwalia Historic Site
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> Leonora Gwalia Historical Museum Ltd
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> PO Box 111    or   Tower St
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> Leonora 6438       Gwalia WA
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> Ph/Fax: (08) 9037 7122
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> Mob: 04199 58199
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> email: gwalia at emerge.net.au
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> From: can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net [mailto:can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net 
> ] On Behalf Of Kay Soderlund
> Sent: 17 January 2008 08:06
> To: 'Merle Hathaway'; 'CAN Talk'
> Subject: Re: [can-talk] Censorship
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> I fully agree with your sentiments Merle. It seems to me that the  
> change in format from one discussion list on AMOL to the several  
> different lists on CAN has resulted in a marked lessening of any  
> type of discussion. A once vibrant and informative list on AMOL has  
> turned into a notice board of events and job postings. I can’t  
> remember the last interesting discussion that came up on CAN-talk.  
> Perhaps it is time to re-consider the format and go back to just one  
> list to deal with all communication needs?
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> Kay Soderlund
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> Preservation Australia
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> From: can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net [mailto:can-talk-bounces at collectionsaustralia.net 
> ] On Behalf Of Merle Hathaway
> Sent: Wednesday, 16 January 2008 12:12 PM
> To: CAN Talk
> Subject: [can-talk] Censorship
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> As it is early in the year, and I'm not yet too busy to deal with  
> this little irritation, I'll air it now. So could this please go  
> through for comment by those CAN talk is supposed to serve - us, the  
> subscribers.
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> Since Can Talk replaced the AMOL listing I've tried several times to  
> make comments, only to be told by the "gatekeeper" that my comments  
> were not appropriate or should be elsewhere.
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> I've always considered this a forum, especially useful for people  
> like me who are isolated from their colleagues and remote from the  
> large centres. Over the years I have really enjoyed the camaraderie  
> we had. But our little chats and comments have now gone. There's  
> little "talk".
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> I know we are all busy, and no-one appreciates being bombarded by  
> trivia, but really, if the only comments allowed relate to obscure  
> pieces of farm machinery, knitted doilies etc, then it becomes too  
> dry and discouraging of discussion.
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> What do you think?
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> regards
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> m
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> Merle Hathaway
> Director
> Horsham Regional Art Gallery
> 80 Wilson Street, Horsham, Victoria 3400, Australia
> (03) 5362 2880 t  (03) 5382 5407 f
> Work mobile: 0447 595455
> www.horshamartgallery.com.au
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