Dear collaborators,
like many others taking numerous shift I've been conscious of the large
volume of email exchange since the commissioning run has started. Although
subscription to BlastTalk is voluntary, not everybody may be interested
in all the details of the run.
This list was originally meant by Tim Smith to be a software
oriented problem-solving list. We do need this functionality, including now
discussion about the real data analysis. However, on good days we may average
3-5 mails a day + 3 summaries, which can be just too much for people off site.
Also, it becomes more difficult to sort out the information you want.
Therefore I am going to make the following suggestions:
_ Keep BlastTalk as a global mailing list (on site, off site). Only
general-interest messages should be posted (meetings, results). If you
are happy with this, you do not need to unsubscribe. No action needed!
I believe call for shifts should stay in the existing mailing list, as
it was done so far.
_ Start a Blast-local mailing list. J. Calarco has been kind enough to
provide me with a list of a core group of people (students, principals)
so this list can already start off on monday mantaining focus on software
and analysis (the name BlastBug is only half-good...)
_ The run summaries should be posted to another list and automatically
on the web, with a link from the Blast home page. As an option we can
stop the predictable e-mail clutter here as you already know that each
day there has been a shift and a summary was automatically posted on
the web. In the future this list may enjoy a smooth transition towards
the E-logbook which will produce a samilar net result (no email)
I hope to collect your comments and suggestions soon, so that we can move
quickly on this next week. I hope this is the best way to keep everybody's
interest awake and better organize the flow of information.
Kind regards,
-- tancredi
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Tancredi Botto, phone: +1-617-253-9204 fax: +1-617-253-9599
research scientist MIT/Bates, 21 Manning Av Middleton MA, 01949
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