[GSBN] a Cob list serve

[Bill Christensen]

Coblist is currently open to all.

I think it's a small enough focus that there hasn't really been a need 
to do the invitation only thing.

On 3/12/14 4:23 AM, Feile Butler wrote:
> Maybe we could reactivate this list? And I agree that it should not be 
> cob only, but other forms of earth construction too.
> Graeme, I don't agree that it works when we all operate under GSBN 
> using targeted email subject titles.
> A few times I have put questions out there that are more to do with 
> earth than straw and I got either a tiny response (often off-list) or 
> no response at all. What I love about GSBN is that the information is 
> available to everyone on the list. But if people are not answering 
> earth-related questions on-list or not answering the questions at all, 
> then it isn't working to expand our knowledge and experience of 
> earth-related materials.
> I almost got the feeling that it wasn't the done thing to bring up too 
> many earth-related topics on a straw network. And also, the reality is 
> that many excellent earth building specialists are not represented on 
> the straw bale list. And there may well be plenty of straw balers who 
> have no interest in earth-related topics and may not want their list 
> highjacked (and I don't want to feel that I am highjacking a list).
> This came up at the Earth Building UK's directors' meeting last week 
> too. The issue of invitation is important. Already I know of rammed 
> earth specialists who do not want to share a list with 
> rammed-earth-stabilised-with-cement specialists, because they say (and 
> I actually agree) that it is no longer earth, but a form of concrete. 
> I'm not sure how we would deal with subtleties like that.
> Do you have to be nominated to get on the coblist?
> Regards
> Feile
> www.mudandwood.com <http://www.mudandwood.com>
>
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     *From:* Bill Christensen <mailto:lists at sustainablesources.com>
>     *To:* Global Straw Building Network
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>     *Sent:* Wednesday, March 12, 2014 4:12 AM
>     *Subject:* Re: [GSBN] a Cob list serve
>
>     There's already a Coblist out there... been around since 1996,
>     according to the archives. I support making use of the existing
>     resources instead of reinventing wheels, too. No sense in diluting
>     a small community.
>
>     Coblist mailing list
>     Coblist at deatech.com
>     http://www.deatech.com/mailman/listinfo/coblist
>
>     It's not a high traffic list by any means, but there are sometimes
>     interesting discussions there.  It peaked around 2003 with 2146
>     messages, but now is down to less than a hundred a year.  There's
>     some good info in those archives, too, as I recall.
>
>
>     Regarding the mailman-owner at sustainablesources.com and other such
>     lists, I don't monitor those addresses.  But you can always find
>     me at this one and many other @greenbuilder.com addresses.
>
>
>
>     On 3/11/14 6:50 PM, Misha Rauchwerger wrote:
>>     At the last board meeting of the Cob Research Institute we
>>     discussed the possibility of a dedicated cob list serve, similar
>>     to the GSBN, in that it would be primarily for professionals and
>>     specific to technical aspects of cob, engineering, permitting,
>>     testing, connection and other architectural details, etc.  We
>>     didn't want to re-invent the wheel, or start yet another list
>>     unless there was interest.  So I'm starting with you to explore
>>     the possibility and interest level.
>>
>>     1. It's possible to not limit it to cob, but could include
>>     earthen buildings in general
>>     2.  It should be by invitation only, but if it begins through
>>     GSBN, then members already in GSBN would be already on the list
>>     if they so chose
>>     3.  We would need a moderator
>>     4.  It could be it's own list, on the GSBN list with specific
>>     headers, or some other permutation that might be able to take
>>     advantage of the structure already set up by GSBN, but only
>>     received by members that wish to participate (if possible).
>>
>>     We are excited to open up the dialogue about this and see where
>>     it goes.
>>
>>     Misha Rauchwerger
>>     Built In Bliss
>>
>>

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