[NTLK] Participants required "community" research survey

[James Fraser]

Hello,



>It might be interesting if a brief history of NewtonTalk could be put together 
>and stuck >someplace handy.  
>

As exasperatingly usual for NewtonTalk, someone else has thought of this 
already:

http://www.newtontalk.net/faq/

(A brief history of the list is in section three ["General List Info and 
History"].  I can't seem to link to that section directly, so please scroll down 
until you get to it.)

The history could probably do with an update.  I, too, am a relative n00b 
myself, but I'm guessing that Grant Hutchinson was promoted from assistant list 
admin (as he is listed) a good half-decade ago. However, between what it says in 
the FAQ and Jon Glass' recent post, there's probably enough material to piece 
things together, even for us new guys. :)

>Do we merit a page in Wikipedia, or somewhere a little less ambitious?

Rightly or wrongly, I suspect Newtontalk's reputation might precede it by now:

http://www.tek-ed.com/readme.cfm?id=273

("Religiosity in the Abandoned Apple Newton Brand Community" Newton package from 
Ed Kummel's site).

>Just thinking aloud it's a Sunday evening here and my mind is freewheeling
>in preparation for the new week.

I'm still trying to come to terms with last week, myself, so you're ahead of me 
there. :)


Best,

James Fraser