On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Kelton Rhoads wrote:
> Just a quick note (well, quick by my longwinded standards, at least)
> about the need for an editor for the Guide -- did I mention to the list
> that I teach a class in Virtual Groups here at the University? One bit of
> evidence unearthed by those who research the way that virtual groups work
> best is the need for a single point of contact for the sake of
> efficiency. It's really difficult for humans to get work done virtually
> if there are too many parallel paths occurring simultaneously (and I
> demonstrate this effect in my classes via exercises that thoroughly
> frustrate and sometimes anger my students when I don't allow anyone to
> lead during a virtual project). Most experts recommend that virtual
> groups, in particular, have a single point of contact -- someone who has
> a bird's eye view of the process. Our editor won't need to play the role
> of "boss" so much as "coordinator," but that will be an important role,
> and I'm convinced that we'll need an editor to fill that position.
> Perhaps this is why overworked, underpaid editors are the norm on
> virtually all multiple-author works. That said, our editor would probably
> appreciate an editorial board to get a lot of the creative thinking,
> motivational, editing, data-checking, and reviewing work done--and it
> sounds like there are several of us who would be willing to assume those
> roles. Wow, I can hardly believe it: we're picking up momentum already!
Gee, Kelton. I should learn to read your postings before writing up my
own. I second your opinions completely.
--thomas
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