Subject: Re: [AUDITORY] Moving the AUDITORY list? From: "Peter P." <peterparker@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2018 09:47:58 +0200 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>Dear Roy, * Roy D. Patterson <rdp1@xxxxxxxx> [2018-10-25 06:07]: [...] > Having followed the discussion on the list with interest, I think > migrating to Google Groups is a reasonable option, Can you give the reasons that support this option? [...] > Dear List members who have participated in the discussion: > > I appreciate the reasoned arguments you have put forward, but I think > you have not given enough weight to the advantages of the solution that > Dan proposes. More weight has been given that can I can extract from this your mail. Alternatives have been suggested, criticism has been expressed (to which you have no replies so far), and people have even offered to host/admin the list. > If he does actually have time to implement the move to > Google Groups, I think we should accept the offer with our sincere > thanks. We have every reason to believe that he will provide us with a > solution that will work well for most people. To start afresh with a new > volunteer manager involves considerable risk. Have you managed mailing lists yourself? Can you back up your last point here? I would it rephrase as follows. We have every reasong to believe that moving the list to a google product involves considerable risks. Namely to the freedom of information and to our privacy. This is 2018, these things matter now. Peter