[DL] SURVEY TIME

[Jon Padgett <jonandcal@clara.co.uk>]

Pat Phalen Wrote:
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<GG,
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<I'm viloating the rules, and posting to the list!
<Here's a {not very} radical idea:
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<What about having the Chat at NOON?!?!
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<That way, the folks across the pond can join in with us
<"colonials" who are *discretely* chatting during our lunch
<breaks...
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<Patrick
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At last! a decent suggestion!

...it's nice to see that there are people out there who are willing to think beyond the boundaries of their country! 

If it's held at a sensible time I'd definately try and join in. If you have difficulties setting up one session to cover both us folks in the old world and all of your time zones, then how about 2 sessions? One for GMT & Eastern time, and one for the rest (However many other time zones you have :-) )


Jon.



> <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
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