Making list/pages public (was: New Bingo list focus and pages)

[Drummond Reed]

Joni, I just checked and you're spot on - it is easy to change.

So here's a proposal: if anyone on the list objects to the group content (meaning mailing list and pages) being made public, speak up by replying to this message in the next 24 hours. Otherwise we'll flip the switch so that content is public. Note that I believe this will make the past discussions public, however I just checked and there has never been much volume on the list, so it's not very much content.

=Drummond

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 6:07 PM, Joni Brennan <jo...@ieee-isto.org> wrote:

I'm pretty sure all you have to do is go in to the group settings under access and flip the first switch "who can view content" = anybody.  Under "who can post messages" keep it set to Members. I'd be +1 for moving public. 

thx

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 5:57 PM, Drummond Reed <drummo...@xdi.org> wrote:

It's a good question, Trent. Originally the list was for faciliating a private conversation about the evolution of the space. Now we've reached the point where there is a general consensus about what we want to achieve, so the list is more about facilitating the steps that need to be taken to reach that goal.

I personally have no objection to making the list public as long as membership is moderated to avoid spam (Google Groups with open membership can have real issues with spam).

How do others feel?

BTW, I don't know if you can convert a non-public Google Group to a public group (never had to do it before), so it may require creating a new group.

=Drummond

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 3:16 PM, J. Trent Adams <jtren...@gmail.com> wrote:

Drummond -

Assuming it's time to open the discussion and make it transparent, is
there a reason not to make the list public?

- Trent

Drummond Reed wrote:
> Bingo group members:
>
> You have just received notice of several new pages being added to the
> Bingo Google Group (formal address
> http://groups.google.com/group/consolidated-identity). I added these
> as action items coming out of the IC3 session held at IIW East last
> Friday in Washington D.C.
>
> The first new page contains the notes from this session:
> http://groups.google.com/group/consolidated-identity/web/iiw-ic3-session-notes
>
> The second page contains a list of the steps we need to take to turn
> IC3 into a reality:
> http://groups.google.com/group/consolidated-identity/web/who-what-when
>
> Mary Ruddy and Kaliya Hamlin are signed up for the majority of tasks,
> so if you want to volunteer to help them, please do.
>
> We plan to use this Bingo group to drive forward this whole process,
> and to do it openly and transparently in full view of not just
> Identity Commons participants/stewards, but also Kantara
> participants/staff board members (for example, Joni Brennan, Trent
> Adams, and Matthew Gardiner are on the list). We feel this is very
> important to avoid some of the misunderstandings that have happened in
> the past, and to ensure that anyone who cares strongly about this
> process and the outcome has the ability to be heard. Therefore if
> there is anyone else in your organization, or in any other
> organization, that you believe should be on this list, please invite
> them. Paul has made Mary, Kaliya, and myself co-managers of the group
> so we can all approve additional participants.
>
> As the Who What When page emphasizes, we want to use the next IIW, Nov
> 2-4 in Mountain View, CA, as the forcing function to get IC3 done and
> up and running with its first sponsors. We invite your help. Please
> post any questions/suggestions/feedback, or contact us individually if
> you need to.
>
> Thanks,
>
> =Drummond

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[Drummond Reed]

Not having seen any objections, I "flipped the switch" (thanks again to Joni's tip) and the group content is now public. So we have full transparency and will maintain that throughout the rest of the process.

Again, if you know anyone who you think should be participating in this list/group as we go through this process, please do invite them to join (any member can invite other members -- just go to http://groups.google.com/group/consolidated-identity/members_invite). There are five group managers now (Paul, Mary, Kaliya, Joni, and myself), so we should be able to approve invitees quickly.

Our next step is to complete a draft of the IC3 "term sheet" which we hope to have ready for review shortly. Stay tuned.

=Drummond