chat transcripts
I am seeking feedback. I was considering posting the transcript of the emerging chat after each chat. A number of people who miss the chat email me and ask for the chat transcript. Would anyone have objections to me posting the transcript for all to download?
December 6th, 2003 at 11:21 pm
Not me. I guess my only concern is that some of us would have to be more guarded if we thought others would read it. Maybe the transcript would have to be edited if anything of a personal/confidential nature was present.
December 7th, 2003 at 12:31 am
its a bit of a freaky idea - not sure why.
I’m happy to have them available - but wonder if it might inhibit chat on some topics in future if people knew their words might be posted?
Especially if we want people to share their ups and downs of life and ministry? Not sure that there has been anything like that shared yet….although I do seem to remember some personal stuff being shared one week.
December 7th, 2003 at 9:56 am
Perhaps it shouldn’t be posted, but emailed as the people have suggested. That’s probably more work for you, but it would probably eliminate people’s fears about being misunderstood or having their words read by unintended audiences. I think it would, as Darren and Darryl have suggested, inhibit the conversation.
December 7th, 2003 at 11:37 am
yup!
December 7th, 2003 at 11:38 am
which is meant to say - ‘I agree with those other comments’…
December 7th, 2003 at 12:49 pm
what is the difference though to posting the transcript file for download (could be on a seperate page on signposts) and emailing it to those that ask.
For instance, how do I know when it is ok to email and when it is not. If I can email it to everyone that asks - then why not have it available for download?
December 7th, 2003 at 6:00 pm
Probably not much diff Phil - maybe we could have a chat list that people would need to be added to and actually participate in a chat before receving a trans? Perhaps those who are not regulars might read it and be unhealthily disturbed by what their church leaders are talking about?
Interesting issue actually - isn’t it!
December 8th, 2003 at 6:32 am
I think posting it will leave it forever in cyberspace - searchable and maybe coming back to bite someone. I think email is the safer option just because it removes the possible troublemakers from the equation.
I don’t think I’d like to see the chat quoted on blogs etc…but the content discussed.
December 8th, 2003 at 8:53 am
ok.. how about this? I already have a yahoo email group set up that I use to remind people of the chat. If the person who emails me asking for the chat transcript is on the email list and asks me for a transcript I will email it to them.
You see the difficulty of this discussion is that when I asked for a transcript I need to know when it is appropriate to send and when it is not. Some kind of test. So, how about the test becomes they are subscribed to the email list. This means at anytime people can see who potentially will receive it.
I am not sure this overcomes all the concerns stated here. But, I don’t think the current system of emailing the transcript solves that either.
December 8th, 2003 at 9:09 am
Also.. I wasn’t suggesting that I post it to the signposts blog but rather puting a link to the latest transcript next to the icon. This would not keep a history but just the latest chat.
December 8th, 2003 at 9:11 am
Thinking further… the other alternative because of the sensitivity that some of you have expressed - is to not to make transcripts available at all - email or otherwise.
December 8th, 2003 at 4:13 pm
I like the mail list/group idea - I am cool to have my thoughts aired in that forum!
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