COHOUSING-X - Index mode proposal
From: Fred H Olson (fholsoncohousing.org)
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2001 08:51:24 -0600 (MDT)
Note: a copy of this message is going to the cohousing-L archives (not
disributed over the list - too techy - and to 4 techy folks who have
helped with the list over the years.

This message ponders the creation of 3 new subsidiary lists of cohousing-L
in "index mode" based on Peter Scott's Cohousing-L subject line search.
http://nzpp.virtualave.net/coho/ 

The biggest limiting factor to participation in Cohousing-L is
information overload.  Currently most people use digest mode:
253 Non-digested Members of Cohousing-L
301 Digested Members of Cohousing-L

I suspect that some people who cant keep up with all the messages in
regular or digest mode (and respond by unsubscribing) might like to get
less frequent, smaller, index mode messages that still give them an easy
way to read selected messages. This would build on the main advantage of
mailing lists - that the info come to the recipients attention in their
mailbox without requiring much initiative from them.

Automated messages to these lists would have an index of messages posted
to cohousing-L for a just past block of time varying from 1 to 31 days -
see charts below.

No posting would be allowed to these lists (generally) other than the
automated messages; instead replies would go to cohousing-L.

Below are 2 mockups of a Cohousing-X1 message for June 1, 2001 made
with Lynx (and Pine). Note that most recent messages are listed first.  
The references section is included as an design option I am considering.  
Just refering people to the web based index might be adequate.
Integrating URLs with the index lines as in the second mockup is a
possibility with a bit more programing.

I dont know how to program this at this time but think it should be pretty
straight forward.  Peter?

Summary charts of 3 proposed lists:

cohousing-X1  daily
cohousing-X9  every 9-11 days (except on 3/1 in non leap years)
cohousing-XM  monthly

With corresponding subject search URL to generate an index.

list name     days/dates   example URL to generate an index
------------  -----------  -------------------------------------------- 
Cohousing-X1   1 daily
       http://nzpp.virtualave.net/coho/search.pl?string=%222001.05.31%22
Cohousing-X9  9-11 1st, 10th, 20th 
http://nzpp.virtualave.net/coho/search.pl?string=%222001.05.0%3F%22
http://nzpp.virtualave.net/coho/search.pl?string=%222001.05.1%3F%22
http://nzpp.virtualave.net/coho/search.pl?string=%222001.05.2%3F%22+%222001.05.3%3F%22
cohousing-XM  30 1st of the month
http://nzpp.virtualave.net/coho/search.pl?string=%222001.05%22

Mockups below.

Comments?

Fred

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----------- Cohousing-X1 mockup with separate reference section ----

This is the Cohousing-X1 index mailing for June 1, 2001.
To view messages go to 
      http://nzpp.virtualave.net/coho/search.pl?string=%222001.05.31%22
or use direct url's below - "References"

   [3]Re: [C-L]_Measuring Cohousing Community Sizes -- Ratios of Adultsto
   Units - Sharon Villines, 2001.05.31
   [4]RE: [C-L]_Not Conjugating the verb consense - Rowenahc, 2001.05.31
   [5]RE: [C-L]_Conjugating the verb consense - Eileen McCourt,
   2001.05.31
   [6]RE: [C-L]_Measuring Cohousing Community Sizes -- Ratios of Adults
   to Units - Eileen McCourt, 2001.05.31
   [7][C-L]_Conjugating the verb consense - Jeanne Goodman, 2001.05.31
   [8]Re: [C-L]_No common TV? - Stella Tarnay, 2001.05.31
   [9][C-L]_Measuring Cohousing Community Sizes -- Ratios of Adults to
   Units - Sharon Villines, 2001.05.31
   [10][C-L]_No common TV? - Natalie and Jerry McIntire, 2001.05.31
   [11]Re: [C-L]_The Television in the cupboard - Matt Lawrence,
   2001.05.31
   [12]Re: [C-L]_The Television in the cupboard - Elizabeth Stevenson,
   2001.05.31
   [13][C-L]_The Television in the cupboard - Robert P. Arjet, 2001.05.31

For information more information go to Cohousing-L Info Page :
http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-L

References

   3. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00836.html
   4. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00835.html
   5. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00834.html
   6. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00833.html
   7. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00832.html
   8. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00831.html
   9. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00830.html
  10. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00829.html
  11. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00828.html
  12. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00827.html
  13. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00826.html


----------- Cohousing-X1 mockup with integrated URLs ---


   [3]Re: [C-L]_Measuring Cohousing Community Sizes -- Ratios of Adultsto
   Units - Sharon Villines, 2001.05.31
   3. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00836.html
   [4]RE: [C-L]_Not Conjugating the verb consense - Rowenahc, 2001.05.31
   4. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00835.html
   [5]RE: [C-L]_Conjugating the verb consense - Eileen McCourt,
   2001.05.31
   5. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00834.html
   [6]RE: [C-L]_Measuring Cohousing Community Sizes -- Ratios of Adults
   to Units - Eileen McCourt, 2001.05.31
   6. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00833.html
   [7][C-L]_Conjugating the verb consense - Jeanne Goodman, 2001.05.31
   7. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00832.html
   [8]Re: [C-L]_No common TV? - Stella Tarnay, 2001.05.31
   8. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00831.html
   [9][C-L]_Measuring Cohousing Community Sizes -- Ratios of Adults to
   Units - Sharon Villines, 2001.05.31
   9. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00830.html
   [10][C-L]_No common TV? - Natalie and Jerry McIntire, 2001.05.31
  10. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00829.html
   [11]Re: [C-L]_The Television in the cupboard - Matt Lawrence,
   2001.05.31
  11. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00828.html
   [12]Re: [C-L]_The Television in the cupboard - Elizabeth Stevenson,
   2001.05.31
  12. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00827.html
   [13][C-L]_The Television in the cupboard - Robert P. Arjet, 2001.05.31
  13. http://csf.colorado.edu/cohousing/2001/msg00826.html

For information more information go to Cohousing-L Info Page :
http://www.communityforum.net/mailman/listinfo/cohousing-L


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