>
> I may be excused for using this subject heading rather than the rather long,
> "Re: posting by ROMPALLI V S N MURTY; preceded by a suggestion for TELUSA.."
> which does not convey to me or anyone else, what is being talked about.
>
> Just one remark on Jampala's observation that the articles in TELUSA would
> be available for anybody with a web browser (and who doesn't?). It is so,
> but I wonder if there is a difference (without distinction).
>
> While articles in SCIT are intended for everybody in the whole creation,
> those in TELUSA were written directed at the specific membership (actually,
> the active segment of that, in practice) of the group. Is this a valid
> distinction? Worth anything? (Not a rhetorical question - enquiring mind).
To me, it seems that although there is no technical difference, there is
a difference in what I might term "exposure"--the casual usenet reader will
readily come across any crossposted Telusa posts on scit (or possibly on
alt.lang.telugu.lit(?)) whereas it will require an active effort on the part
of someone to seek out the web page and read it. Both fora are equally
vulnerable to an active "mischief-maker", but the web archive is less
exposed from the point of view of someone who might be prone to
mischief (defined as flaming or destructive criticism) but is a casual
browser of usenet, so wouldn't normally bother to follow a second-level
reference to the Telusa web site. I am not worried about the category of
user who accesses the Telusa web site to feed his/her interest in telugu lit.
Another difference is that a usenet newsgroup has more of an interactive,
conversational feel to it (albeit without the normal inhibitors of human
conversation), in contrast to a web site. So, it is more likely for a
crossposting to usenet will attract an itchy-keyboard response than a
relatively more passive display on a web page.
>
> A question for Bapa Rao - Is there any reason to terminate this open access?
> While we are at it, any suggestions to streamline the contents of this
> Homepage?
>
Believe it or not, I haven't yet gotten around to looking at the web page.
So, I can't offer any suggestions about streamlining just yet, I'm afraid.
I don't see any good reason to terminate open access to the telusa web page.
I personally feel comfortable as long as telusa correspondence is kept out
of the "wild and crazy" world of usenet.
> Ramakrishna
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