[Grady Clay]

Wayne, you have email.

I had a long discussion with one of my former students about this issue. This is an interesting issue that encompasses everything from “on-line publishing” to “forum interaction”. Perhaps Wayne’s project can lead the way in the continuum between open forums and closed (to public editing) websites.

The best WE can do is to post all the details of how we would like to see a system work.

My perception is we are talking about something like what is in the “Technical Info Center” article with an attached forum thread. There would be an ongoing group of volunteers and ‘experts’ to review material (some from the thread) and edit the article. I agree about the ‘link’ issue raised above.

For active subjects, this would work great. What happens when interest wanes or links disappear? Would that leave the info ‘cast in stone’ forever but important links unavailable? I suppose that would be up to the forum manager. What other choices?

What is the interaction between the Library of Congress and others and all forums? This is a serious 21st century information issue.

Best,
Grady