Cohousing-L Mailing List: uses of email

[Meg Justus (megj]

Thanks to everyone who responded to my question about using email between
face-to-face meetings in cohousing groups.  As a member of that 40+ female
group Hans mentioned, it does strike me as somewhat amusing that I'm
probably one of the more techno-savvy members of my group.

Which just goes to show you, as people said, that email is no more and no
less unequal than face-to-face -- where I have to force myself to talk, and
don't always say what I need to say because I can't keep track very well.
For instance, I'm adding this paragraph after I thought I'd finished this
message <g>.

I was particularly struck by something Catherine said:

<<I think the ways people in the group use email and their comfort levels
are probably the largest consideration.>>

Now, to narrow my question down a bit, do people know of any good ways (in
addition to the facilitating tips Sharon already talked about) to increase
comfort levels and ensure that everyone participates as much as - I don't
want to say they'd like to, because at the level they're at now, they may be
doing so by doing nothing at all <wry g> -- they need to? maybe? in order to
feel as if they're being heard properly in Internet disccussions between
meetings?

Thanks again,

Meg
who just got back from Crater Lake, Oregon - wish I could have stayed
longer...