I think people learn more when they have something new thrown in their
path.  That confrontation is the beauty of this Listserv.  I have learned
so much by getting into the habit of opening emails regardless of titles.
Even if I don't always read the entirety, I may have alerted my brain to
my ignorance.  If I was asked to choose the precise topics that I wished
to know more about, I would be a bunch more stupider.

CH

> Thank you Mike and thank you HRI for your many years of support for this
> listserv.  I must confess that I was a bit upset when the proposal for
> change was first made.  I was upset based on my experience with a Yahoo
> Group that I am required to use for other matters.  I much prefer this
> listserv.  Google is phenomenal and maybe their Group feature is better
> than Yahoo's.  But, if Mike and HRI are willing to continue doing the
> job - hey, they've been great!  My vote is that we leave things in their
> very capable hands.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Research Administration List [mailto:xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG] On
> Behalf Of Mike L. Varney
> Sent: Tuesday, February 14, 2006 4:20 PM
> To: xxxxxx@HRINET.ORG
> Subject: [RESADM-L] Why The List is the Way It Is...
>
>
> There's been lots of discussion on RESADM-L in the last week or two
> regarding all the details of running RESADM-L and the prospects of
> moving to a Google Group.  I'd like to address a couple of the comments
> made.
>
> First, whomever was saying that you can't search RESADM-L's archives
> just isn't reading the tagline at the bottom of EVERY list message for
> the last 3 years or so... <grin>  RESADM-L has always been searchable
> even back in the days it as hosted on a mainframe.  In fact, when I
> implemented the web-based interface to the listserv, I was able to
> import all the archives from the mainframe; so, when you do like the tag
> says and go to http://www.hrinet.org, you can search all the way back to
> when Liz ran the list in the early 90's.  The fact that people re-ask
> common questions is just due to human nature; it has nothing to do with
> the availability of search.  In fact, many people (especially in this
> industry) will INTENTIONALLY ask the same questions again in case
> there's been a procedure or rule change.
>
> Next... regarding the aspect of a "private" versus a "public" list.
> RESADM-L is a "public" list, meaning that anyone can add themselves to
> the list at any time.  While you would think that would open the list up
> to Spam, surprisingly it doesn't - - the fact that the ListServ requires
> a confirmation ("ok") email from the user foils all the spam senders out
> there.  Keeping the list as a "public" list allows us to facilitate as
> many people to come onto and off the list as possible.  Given the
> lists's topic, it's in our best interest to have as many
> industry-related users out there as possible in one forum.
>
> There was a comment out there about the "vacation" messages sent to
> someone who sends something to the list.  There's a reason for that too.
> A few years back a new standard for Internet Email came out (one of
> those annoying RFCs) which said that all Internet email should use a
> proper From: tag.  Meaning, that the From tag should list who the email
>
>
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