[Wylug-admin] Wylug list moderation

[John Leach]

I think you did the right thing, sending it onto the discuss list.  I
think we need to be more careful with the announce list and I think this
mail narrowly falls into the grey area.

John.

On Sat, 2009-01-24 at 07:33 +0000, Phil Driscoll wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> There's a message awaiting moderation for wylug-announnce from Geoffrey 
> Gifford from NTI which I reproduce below, inviting members to a Google 
> Android taster sesison next week. Whilst I'm sure lots of our members will be 
> interested (me for one!), I've not approved the message yet because whilst it 
> does originate from the kind providers of our meeting venue, it seems to me 
> that this may be considered to be a slight abuse of the list. Traditionally 
> the announce list has just been for our own meetings and activities, and 
> those of other local LUG or LUG-like groups.
> 
> Had the message not been from NTI, my gut reaction would have been to not 
> approve it for the announce list, but to forward it to the discuss list. In 
> this case though, I suspect that it wouldn't do us any harm to fo NTI a good 
> turn, and the subject matter is likely to be of such interest to members that 
> perhaps we should let it though.
> 
> 
> Any thoughts?
> 
> Phil
> 
> -----------------------------------------
> Free Google Android Taster Day -  09h30 to 12h00 plus lunch
> From: "Gifford, Geoffrey" <geoff at ntileeds.co.uk>
>   To: wylug-announce at wylug.org.uk
>   Date: Fri Jan 23 13:28:14 2009
>    
> Hello All wylug members,
> 
> We are running a Google Android taster session next week on Thursday 29
> January 09h30 to 12h00.
> 
> "Google Android is the first complete, open, and free software stack for
> mobile devices including an operating system, middleware and key
> applications. 
> 
> Take a look at this exciting new platform and learn about some of the
> ins and outs of developing rich mobile applications using Android."
> 
> Lunch will be served afterwards if you feel peckish. Booking essential,
> and if you would like to book please ring us on 08451221555.
> 
> Full Details including booking instructions for this (and some other
> things we're doing next week) can be found here: NTI Spring Workout
> <http://www.ntileeds.co.uk/news-and-events/nti-leeds-spring-workout/> 
> 
> In response to your feedback at our last meeting, the Android full
> course is ready and I will submit the concepts covered in this to the
> group under cover of a separate email.
> 
> Kind regards
> 
> Geoff Gifford
> nti Manager
> E: geoff at ntileeds.co.uk
> T: 08451221555
> M: 07825010383
> W: www.ntileeds.co.uk
> nti
> Leeds Metropolitan University
> Old Broadcasting House, 148 Woodhouse Lane, 
> Leeds LS2 9EN
> 
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