Re: [DL] Chats (NOT Dissapointed In All of You)

[Steve Wallace <ceesrw@yahoo.com>]

<Vast uncaring snippage, neutering the focus of John's
message.  Oh, the angst.>

>     The drawbacks, again, as I see it:
>     
>     1) There's a set time which may not fit with
> your own schedule.
>     2) Convenience. You can ask a question on the
> list-serve any time and 
> odds are I will get an answer back in a timely
> fashion.
>     3) The chat may occur on a subscriber-only
> service (AOL, Pyramid, etc.). 
> Not all are this way, but some are.
> 
>     Am I missing anything? How do those weigh out in
> your minds as the target 
> audience?
> 
> John

  As the token Euro on the assorted lists, I'd have to
say that timing is a problem for me - without knowing
where you are, I can't find out what time (GMT) the
chat is being held at, which makes it mighty tricky to
get in - even if they weren't on AOL (my PC is on
Freeserve; university machines don't use AOL, for some
reason...) or Pyramid (subscribing to any US service
is ridiculously hard - credit cards are iffy, cheques
don't work, money orders are comically overpriced...).

  If there's anything I have to find out, I can mail
the list and (generally) get a reply from you, a
cryptic reply from Shane, and a dozen answers from the
regular posters on here.

  If I was on AOL, if I knew the times, I'd probably
drop in to see whats happening - if I didn't have to
work, go to the pub, etc, etc.

=====
So now let us sing of what remains
There will be stillness in our hearts
There will be sweetness in our lives
By and by...
--
Steve Wallace
www.geocities.com/ceesrw
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