Expanding the list -- not closing it.

[Dan K]

On 1/13/03 Eric Prentice <ListMa at themacintoshguy.com> wrote:

>I'm trying to decide where we take the list.  With the new machines this
>list will be less essential for many of us who are upgrading and will
>eventually go the way of other great Mac lists.
>
>I'm considering transitioning the list into a more general Mac Sub-compacts
>list. I'm thinking that this will give us a concise focus while still
>allowing us to talk about the new machines.

Is "subcompact" actually a useful common thread between a G4 PB using 
_only_ OS X and Duos and 2400s using OS 9 or earlier? Would the topics a 
2300c user and a 12" G4 user share be about more than just their size? 
Exactly what sort of other-than-size discussion is envisioned?

I think the two are pretty far apart. I'm very much enjoying the 
discussion here about the newest small PB, but I can't see where the 
topics usually read on the G-books list would be of much interest to 
Duo/2400 users and visa versa. The two groups share virtually nothing, no 
common external ports, they've very different OSes and hardware, 
machine-specific troubleshooting techniques are very different, etc. 

My vote would be to keep the Duo/2400 focus, but perhaps continue to be 
tolerant of list member's yearnings for modern computing equipment. Maybe 
add the 12" G4 as an honorary Unofficial-List-Topic or something?

I just think y'all (we'all) don't want to lose list-friends as they 
retire their old 'Books and head off into modern computing, lost forever 
to "The friendliest place on the net!" (sentiments with which I agree , 
of course!) Hmm, maybe users of "Small PBs" are of a "certain stripe" and 
need to herd together? Could sociological factors be considered part of a 
"concise focus"?  : >)

Dan K <J>(lusting for . . . well, actually not lusting for anything 
on-topic (is Ashley Judd on-topic?)) </J>