<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I, too, am glad that Merle raised this question!<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>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.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>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. </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>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.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>I'm happy to see the separate mailing lists continue but I'm happy to see more mail on this one. </div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Kind regards</div><div>Margaret Fowler</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div><div>Margaret Fowler</div><div>Project and Research Officer - Northbridge History Project</div><div>College Development Group</div><div>Central TAFE</div><div>Ph: (08) 9427 1672 (Wk)</div><div>Fax: (08) 9427 1990</div><div>Mob: 0409 960 260</div><div><a href="mailto:margaret.fowler@central.wa.edu.au">margaret.fowler@central.wa.edu.au</a></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><a href="http://central.tafe.wa.edu.au/">http://central.tafe.wa.edu.au/</a></div></div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div> <br><div><div>On 17/01/2008, at 10:43 AM, John Watson wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div bgcolor="white" lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="blue"> <div class="Section1"><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">A resounding “here here” to that.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Merle and I used to tread the boards together and she was always one to call a spade a digging implement. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Well done Merle for raising this subject. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Perhaps it’s up to us to use the resource more.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT"; color:#C00000">John<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT"; color:#C00000"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT"; color:#C00000">John Watson</span></b><b><span style="font-size:4.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#C00000"> </span></b><b><span style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> </span></b><span style="font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">(GDBMT, GDIT, CNA)</span><b><span style="font-size:4.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Manager-Gwalia Historic Site<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Leonora Gwalia Historical Museum Ltd<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">PO Box 111 or Tower St<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Leonora 6438 Gwalia WA<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Ph/Fax: (08) 9037 7122<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Mob: 04199 58199<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">email: <a href="mailto:gwalia@emerge.net.au">gwalia@emerge.net.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><a href="http://www.gwalia.org.au">www.gwalia.org.au</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net [<a href="mailto:can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net">mailto:can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Kay Soderlund<br> <b>Sent:</b> 17 January 2008 08:06<br> <b>To:</b> 'Merle Hathaway'; 'CAN Talk'<br> <b>Subject:</b> Re: [can-talk] Censorship<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> </div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:navy">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?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:navy">Kay Soderlund<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:navy">Preservation Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"; color:navy"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <div> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net [<a href="mailto:can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net">mailto:can-talk-bounces@collectionsaustralia.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Merle Hathaway<br> <b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 16 January 2008 12:12 PM<br> <b>To:</b> CAN Talk<br> <b>Subject:</b> [can-talk] Censorship</span><o:p></o:p></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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 <u>please</u> go through for comment by those CAN talk is supposed to serve - us, the subscribers. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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. <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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".<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">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.<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">What do you think?<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">regards<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">m<o:p></o:p></span></p> </div> <div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> <o:p></o:p></span></p> </div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Merle Hathaway<br> Director<br> Horsham Regional Art Gallery<br> 80 Wilson Street, Horsham, Victoria 3400, Australia<br> (03) 5362 2880 t (03) 5382 5407 f<br> Work mobile: 0447 595455<br> <a href="http://www.horshamartgallery.com.au">www.horshamartgallery.com.au</a></span><o:p></o:p></p> </div> </div> </div> _______________________________________________________________<br><br>You are subscribed to the can-talk mailing list:<br><a href="mailto:can-talk@collectionsaustralia.net">can-talk@collectionsaustralia.net</a><br><br>To manage your options or unsubscribe visit:<br>http://lists.collectionsaustralia.net/mailman/listinfo/can-talk<br><br>_______________________________________________________________<br><br>Discussion list postings are not endorsed by the<br>CAN Coordination Unit, the Cultural Ministers <br>Council, nor the Australian Government.<br>______________________________________________________________</blockquote></div></div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></div></span> </div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px 0px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: auto; -khtml-text-decorations-in-effect: none; text-indent: 0px; -apple-text-size-adjust: auto; text-transform: none; orphans: 2; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -khtml-nbsp-mode: space; -khtml-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><div><br class="khtml-block-placeholder"></div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div></span> </div><br></body></html>