[game_edu] [JOB] changed to discussion

[Ali Arya]

I think before we answer that question, we need to come with some principles 
that help us make such decisions. So I start with my suggestions for those 
principles (open to discussion of course):

1- We should not discourage people from providing information (through some 
channels) that is or may be interesting to members. This includes but is not 
limited to job postings and CFPs.
2- We should encourage participation and discussions, again through some 
channels.
3- We should avoid sending too many emails as it will become hard to follow 
and easy to miss critical announements.
4- We should make it easy to exchange information while not forcing 
everybody to read everything even if un-related to them.
5- We should minimize the admin overhead as admins are volunteers.
6- We should keep the list and related tools as non-commercial as possible.

Based on these principles, I think we need to have web-based channels for 
"less important" subjects (needs to be defined) and limit the mailing list 
to "important" ones. We can come up with some definitions and guidelines and 
continue to have an open non-monitored posting system unless seriously 
abused. My suggestions for "important" subjects are CFPs, starting a new 
discussion (not continuing it), and group-related announements especially 
from admins (such as events and policies). Discussions and job postings need 
to have their own web-based tools. Ideally, members can subscribe to these 
and receive them via email if interested (common in web forums and blogs).

Best,
Ali

----- Original Message ----- 
From: Susan Gold
To: IGDA Game Education Listserv
Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: [game_edu] [JOB] changed to discussion


So what do you all think about having someone post jobs on the listserv? I 
do not monitor who requests membership to our listserv, however, this seems 
like the 1st time someacademicone has ever posted a job on the list that was 
not academic. What are your thoughts, should we allow this type of posting? 
Should we even allow academic job postings? I would like to get your 
feelings and possibly come up with some stipulations or recommendations. The 
IGDA is about to launch a new website and with it many more communication 
tools. Should we add content like job openings to the site? If so, do you 
want to be in charge of it? Should they be limited to purely academic in 
nature? Although I am not too big on tight governance, I think we have grown 
to a reasonable size ~800 folks. I think we should have a discussion about 
what to do with jobs, equal to what we do with CFP? In addition, we should 
have an expanded web presence, not just a list. What are some of the things 
we can move off the list and onto the site? I post slides from talks and 
photos from conferences, but that is about all. We are volunteer based and 
the SIG and this list is what you make it. We have a new school year coming 
up, new opportunities for collaboration and I hope possibilities for growth 
in our organization.


Susan




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