Hello All --
How would the members of this list feel about the list finally "going
public"?
small-layout-design (SLD) is presently "not listed in directory" at
Yahoo Groups. I wanted to keep it this way initially to see how
things pan out at LDSIG and LayoutConstruction.
LDSIG has gotten to be quite a noisy place without a lot being said
about layout design lately.
LayoutConstruction is growing nicely and it seems to be evolving into
a pretty good general discussion group.
So – I'm thinking that the time may be here for SLD to do an IPO and
finally go public – that is, get listed in the Yahoo Groups directory
and undertake some self-promotion to build membership and get more
discussion happening.
As the moderator of the group, there's just one thing that I would
really like to encourage:
** I'd like for us to stay on topic. **
On topic for this group is small layout design, construction and
operation. On topic for us can range from how you found and
researched a layout design element to how you actually built and
operate your layout. Even if you have a larger layout, you can stay
on topic here by discussing your approaches to planning and the
lessons you learned in the process.
OFF topic for this group would be posts about where to find homasote,
which type of homasote to use, how to carry homasote home in the car,
whether it's worth it or not to rent the pickup truck from Home Depot
for $19 per hour to carry homasote home, "hey, my local lumber guy
carries my homasote home for me for free so give him a call if you
live in South Carolina"… you get the idea! General modelling and
construction posts are off topic here unless they illustrate a
particular aspect of small layout construction and design.
If we're straying off topic and things are getting overly noisy or
too general, I may try to nudge the list back towards its focus. If
things get really out of hand, I may change the settings on the group
and make it completely moderated where messages are reviewed before
being posted on the list. I'm not trying to be a control freak or
anything like that, but I just want to see this list stick to its
goals.
So – let me know what you think about going public. If there's
another way that we could increase the list membership and stimulate
discussion, let me know and we'll see what we can do.
Thanks –
Jon Piasecki
Moderator
Small Layout Design
