Just set up a linganth blog

[Alexandra Jaffe]

Just an observation that messages on a listserv are pushed out to all
subscribers, but people have to actively go to a blog to get information or
participate. So I see the blog and listserv as filling different functions
and having different coverage. 

Misty Jaffe

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-linganth at ats.rochester.edu
[mailto:owner-linganth at ats.rochester.edu] On Behalf Of Richard J Senghas
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:53 AM
To: Leila Monaghan
Cc: linganth at cc.rochester.edu; sla_discussion at lists.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [Linganth] Just set up a linganth blog

This is excellent!  Thanks, Leila!

So, let's see how this blog goes.  If it meets everyone's needs, and  
folks are as happy posting there as on a traditional list, then maybe  
it would be good to simply shut down the old list (which over the  
years has become known to what seems to be at least 15 or 20 spam  
factories).

However, given that in some parts of the world, there is still easier  
access to e-mail than web access (or, at least, e-mail is affordable  
and web access isn't quite so), it may be worth keeping an old style  
list around.

So, what do you all think?

-Richard

Richard J Senghas  (Professor of Anthropology, Sonoma State U,  
California)
Visiting Researcher, Institutionen för nordiska språk
Stockholms universitet
S-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
Richard.Senghas at nordiska.su.se
Richard.Senghas at sonoma.edu

On 30 Nov 2006, , at 7:29 PM, Leila Monaghan wrote:

> Was inspired by Barbara LeMaster to create a blog for Linguistic  
> Anthropology: http://linganth.blogspot.com/  All are welcome to  
> join it--I thought it might be a particularly good place to post  
> short papers or handouts that we have presented somewhere, would  
> like to be out there but that we haven't gotten around to  
> publishing.  Sessions or sets of related papers are particularly  
> welcome. Just drop me a note and I'll send you an invite if you  
> want to post a longer piece.  Comments are welcome from all.
>
> Just cuz we are a social group that started in the 20th century, no  
> reason why we can't do the 21st century blog thing!
>
> all best,
>
> Leila