[Tango-L] Should the Tango List Continue?

[Darlene Tango]

Vol 98 Issue 1

Should "the list" continue?

Shahrukh:

Your comments/observations with asking the question: you've "nailed it" succinctly.

I started tango in 2002... This list was a phenomenal source. Discussions were helpful (and redundant, of course).

There are people that refuse to get on FB but, as you've stated, can still google the info to go directly to a website if necessary.

What is GREAT and irreplaceable is the Archive of those discussions.  People don't take the time to look at what's come before or all the different viewpoints before just asking the question in a different group, etc.

Pity.

I'm perhaps guilty "right now" of the same thing.  Is there a Blog or place where these discussions are (that won't go away)?  The adage: if you don't know your history you're doomed to repeat it.  So many issues would fade away if people just read these prior posts.

None the less, Thank You for all your efforts over the years.  Tango has been such a positive influence in my life.  Your Tango-L a big part.

I didn't join FB until 2008 (after my trip to BsAs).  You, other dancers on the List and their advice/discussions helped me!

Besitos,

Darlene
Denver, CO  USA
Hostess of WOM milonga (FB & Twitter) CheesyTango

> Message: 1
> Date: Sun, 05 Apr 2015 17:53:20 -0300
> From: Shahrukh Merchant <shahrukh at shahrukhmerchant.com>
> Subject: [Tango-L] IMPORTANT: Should Tango-L continue? 
> To: tango-l at mit.edu
> 
> Dear Tango-L members,
> 
> The Tango-L discussion list has had literally only a handful of postings 
> in the last year (much less even than the Tango-A event announcement 
> list, which still gets a few a month). And none of this handful has 
> generated any sustained discussion. Before taking action on closing down 
> the list (vs. perhaps trying to "resurrect" it in some other 
> incarnation), I thought I'd let you, the list members, state your 
> opinions on the subject, via a 2-minute survey.
> 
> Those of you who are also on the Tango-A list may have seen a survey 
> announcement for that list a few days ago. This one is an INDEPENDENT 
> survey for the Tango-L list, which has its own very different dynamics, 
> so even if you've taken that Tango-A survey, PLEASE DO TAKE ANOTHER 2 
> MINUTES FOR THIS ONE AS WELL!
> 
> The link for the survey is: https://eSurv.org?u=Tango-L
> 
> You don't need to log in to any site to take the survey, nor identify 
> yourself on the survey (although you may include your name in one of the 
> two general comment fields if you wish to do so). The survey will be 
> active for 1 week, but please do it now if you plan to at all, so you 
> don't forget--it's literally 2 minutes (unless you choose to write 
> additional comments) and the survey form is reasonably 
> mobile-screen-friendly too!
> 
> Please click on the link below to get started on the 2-minute survey:
> 
> https://eSurv.org?u=Tango-L
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Shahrukh Merchant
> Tango-L administrator
> 
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