Fred Baker wrote:
On 7/17/06 10:51 AM, "Iljitsch van Beijnum" <iljitsch(_at_)muada(_dot_)com>
wrote:
Why do you need a jabber _scribe_ for input?
The primary value of a jabber scribe is that someone knows that *they*
should type into the chat room. Absent that, yes, anyone *could* type,
but who reliably *would*?
To underscore your point:
1. There is a clear benefit in having a reasonably something along the lines of
a meeting trascript. The jabber log is a remarkably good means of obtaining
that and having it be available in real time.
2. The mere existence of a jabber session is not enough to produce the
transcript. Without having a person assigned the task, the group would be
relying on the happenstance of that different individuals would decide to
perform this task. There is quite a bit of research on group behavior that
assures us that this will not happen. (*)
(*) The body of formal, sociology and psychology research underscores what is
perhaps the best-known example of this phenomenon:
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitty_Genovese>.
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