[Icehouse] A question I haven't seen answered.

[Christopher Onstad]

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> Date: Fri, 7 Mar 2008 17:26:23 -0500
> From: Marc Hartstein <marc.hartstein at alum.vassar.edu>
> Subject: Re: [Icehouse] Icehouse / Treehouse forum?
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> The directorship has responsibilities to the business and to its
> investors.  A lot of decisions which seem really obvious to you and me
> still can't be taken trivially, because they have to consider their
> impact on the business as a whole, and also on the LL brand.
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> They don't feel they can simultaneously be responsible directors and
> just let the community make these kinds of decisions regarding anything
> official, because the community doesn't have the same responsibility to
> the business.  It's kind of annoying, but I think it makes sense.  After
> all, anything they sign off on, it's their responsibility (and their
> paycheck) that benefits or suffers at the end of the day.  So they feel
> they need to think all these things through carefully.
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Okay, I am fairly new here, and pretty much just read and don't say much
because I am not near as wise, or clever,  as most of the people I have
seen  on this list.  I have been watching the whole forum debate with a
curious interest, but no real opinion.  I will go where I need to for news &
stuff.  But suddenly this question puts many things in perspective.

   How much control/influence can Looney Labs have over a forum as opposed
to several lists?  And how much work is it?

Yes you can use volunteer moderators, but I have seen how poorly that can
work out if you get moderators who are enthusiastic but have an agenda.
(Totally thinking about a well loved game from my past which was
re-released, (to much personal joy) but keeping informed was distastefull
due to forum "moderators")

The point is, as convenient & functional as a forum might be, how much will
it change the influence and (when occasionally necessary) control the Looney
Labs have over their official image? Especially considering how small and
lightly staffed they are.  I understand that volunteer labor is possible,
but how do you ensure volunteers don't have an agenda they are pushing
without making volunteering so torturous it isn't worthwhile?
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