Re: [ALSC-Forum] Re: Another model to consider

[Esther Dyson]

nobody's *preventing* anyone from publishing his name/address...

Esther

At 02:22 PM 8/21/2001, Karl Auerbach wrote:
>On Mon, 20 Aug 2001, Esther Dyson wrote:
>
> > There's a third alternative. Sign up for an aliased e-mail list, so that
> > you can be reached only through that list.  Then create a mechanism for a
> > variety of third-party mailing lists.
>
>That technique is useful, but it is not sufficient.
>
>The sine qua non is that members must be able reach one another privately,
>in secret, and without tipping off those who are in opposition of what is
>afoot.
>
>It is this ability to act in the background that is frequently necessary
>for two people, or groups, to take what are often very difficult steps to
>begin to reach compromise.  That kind of tentative outreach can
>easily wither if it is forced to occur on a public mailing list.
>
>Unlike the elected decisionmakers - such as members of the Board of
>Directors - who must act in public (so that the electors can know whether
>to vote for 'em or not), it is very important that electors have means to
>interact with one another, if they chose to do so, in total secrecy.  And
>that secrecy can be achieved only if they can reach one another without
>being forced to use the vehicle of a public mailing list or public web
>forum.
>
>                 --karl--



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