<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/2/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Yoram Kalman</b> <<a href="mailto:Yoram.Kalman@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">Yoram.Kalman@gmail.com
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Something interesting happened around this discussion: after a flurry of<br>interesting responses (on-list and off-list), Trebor compiled the digest<br>(see below). That lead to an abrupt cessation of the group postings<br>
(though some excellent conversations continued off-list). So, we had<br>information overload, as well as online silence in this discussion<br>thread, all in one day...</blockquote><div><br>I'm not sure how much of the silence was caused by anything happening in the list as much as by the calendar. I am, and perhaps many members are, closing in on the start of a new term at school, so my time and focus have to shift from my own research to classes, department meetings, advising, etc.
<br><br>But this is often the issue when interpreting email silence; knowing to what extent the silence is related to the exchange at all, or whether it has been caused by external factors.<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
-Some of you mentioned the challenge of getting an online collaboration<br>going when members do not respond to messages. This is a serious issue<br>(in the workplace, the online classroom, and other places) which I cover
<br>in my work, including some suggestions on how to deal with them. If you<br>are interested, ask me, and if you have your own tips, I think many of<br>us would be curious to read them?</blockquote><div><br>I am struggling with this problem right now on two different projects! One of them is international with a significant time zone difference, so email (or something asynchronous) is usually the best option. --Of course we haven't tried skype because there's been no response to my requests for contact info...
<br><br>So yes, any suggestions would be very welcome!<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">-A topic which came up off-list is footers that deal with the
<br>recipient's responsiveness. For example, footers such as<br><a href="http://five.sentenc.es/" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://five.sentenc.es/</a> or a footer like that used by Rebecca:
<br><br>___<br><br>Hello! This is a computer-generated auto-response. It aims to help me
<br>with e-mail overload. I will try to get back to you as soon as I can.<br>If I fail to respond within 2-3 days please re-send your message. If<br>you need a response in less than 6 hours please call me or send a text<br>
to my mobile phone.<br>___<br>I am curious if you have more examples, or opinions about such footers?<br>Have you had positive or negative experiences with them?</blockquote><div><br>I have never seen this kind of footer before . It seems like a good idea; has anyone else tried them who can comment on how well they work?
<br></div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Lastly, I was intrigued by Dave Cormier's suggestion to use *silence* as
<br>the most appropriate response to Keen's posting into this group. My<br>guess is that the initial reaction of some was to want respond with an<br>angry post, and that this was followed by a realization that such a post
<br>would create the exact buzz that Keen wanted to create? Was this an<br>online example of a "spiral of silence"?</blockquote><div><br>Possibly, but because there are so many things to which I might respond, posts like Keen's generally just earn a "feh....delete." I'm fed up with Keen and so I'm afraid I didn't get as far as critical reflection... others clearly manage a more thoughtful response though.
<br><br>And thanks for the links, they look quite interesting.<br><br>Kim<br></div><br></div><br>-- <br><a href="http://else-if-then.blogspot.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">http://else-if-then.blogspot.com
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