At 07:45 AM 12/5/97 +1300, Peter Mott wrote:
>PAB needs an environment where it can debate issues free from risk
>of a particular interpretation being placed on comments by casual
>readers (media and others) who only take a snap shot view.
perhaps, but it's not an attainable goal, since we already have examples of
people forwarding on portions of email exchanges and having them be
misconstrued.
>A web based conference tool which required registration and login to
>participate would help lots in my view.
Such tools require considerable extra effort by the participant and,
therefore, ensures lower participation. (I can go into the human factors
details, since this is a matter which I've considered for roughly 25 years,
but I'll keep it to the summary conclusion unless asked to do otherwise.)
d/
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