Name Spectrum for Majordomo Services at SportSurf.Net
The community email lists, web pages and MajorDomo services in operation at SportSurf.Net utilize a spectrum of names to help organize your mailbox, clarify topics areas and customize content interests. With so many lists and such a wide audience, please become familiar with this name spectrum standards. This tutorial covers the subject in full detail.
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Name Spectrum Standard: A Cornerstone
This tutorial details one aspect of our services. Mastering this network includes an awareness of this name-spectrum standard, as well as: swelling, stimulating, splintering, syncronizing and sub-hosting.
Name Spectrum:
Three-part naming structure of Prefix-Topic-Suffix. Could become a new internet/community standard.
Syncronizing:
Easy on and off subscribing with one-stop command.
Swelling:
Starting and growing a subscriber and scratch for subscribers on the way to a viable virtual community
Stimulating
Injecting ideas and discussions so the load of conversation is spread among other services
Splintering:
Dividing one major topic area into sub-groups for specializations for various topic areas and various populations.
Sub-Hosting:
Groups in various locations can ride aboard this server's sub-hosting bandwagon.
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Name Spectrum Standard: three-part identificiation
The name spectrum uses a three-part naming structure with Prefix + Topic + Suffix. Hyphens, not plus signs, join the three words into one. The hyphen is on the top row of the keyboard between the zero and the equal sign. For example, the first list ever hosted at SportSurf.Net was the Better-Swim-List.
This identification system can confuse at first glance. In due time, the names help to understand, grow and navigate these virtual communities.
Various names, much like part numbers, are used to better identify, locate and describe things. For example, the term of "football-player" can come to represent number of various things to different people in different places. These names help to ground the conversations in shared meanings with various spaces and times. Specializations are important, as is shared understandings.
Within the spectrum of names, the middle word describes a specific topic. Obviously, to talk about swimming, go to a list with "swim" in its title. Then check to see if your understanding of swimming matches that found in the info and intro documents you'll get as a process of your subscription welcome.
Behavior ramifications, both implied and expressed, become a secondary purpose for this name-spectrum formula. Public email messages should blend with one's expectations and fit within appropriate settings. Behaviors differ at scientific seminars, honor banquets, marketplaces and competitive events.
For example, you'll find that it is okay to blab about one's new commercial invention with postings to better-swim-noise. However, blabing about commercial products isn't a good idea unless you've got some new supporting research data to back-up your claims when posts go to better-swim-peer.
Smorgasboard of the Various Names within the Name Spectrum Standards
A combination of more than 50 words are used with the various names. Some of the names used here are obvious. Others are not. Bluff lists are about geographical locations. Local lists are about body-parts. Look stands for futurists. Peer comes to represent scientific peer-review.
A Name is a Name is a Name:
The decision to create additional top-level domains may not solve the
current crowding in Internet domain names, says columnist Wendy Grossman:
"Judging from the comments I've seen, people hate the names: .firm, .store,
.web, .arts, .rec and .nom (for personal domains). 'What is the problem we
are trying to solve?' asks Donna Hoffman, an electronic commerce specialist
at Vanderbilt University. If, she argues, we want to create more 'good'
names, this system fails because companies will register multiple names. If
the goal is a directory structure, it fails again, because the names are
confusing. 'The categories should be mutually exclusive and exhaustive but
also flexible enough to accommodate evolution,' she says... The right
structure could solve a number of persistent problems if it took into
account the changing nature of the Net, the fact that rules will always be
broken, and the increasing value names and concepts acquire with use. The
current plan does not do enough of the first two things, although it
correctly says that domain names are a public trust, reflecting the human
ability to create something valuable out of nothing." (Scientific American
Oct 97)
PrefixTopicSuffixSubject-line PrefixFamily Strata
Spectum words in no particular order.
<TABLE BORDER=3 CELLSPACING=3 CELLPADDING=3 BGCOLOR="#FFFFCC">
<TR ALIGN=Center VALIGN=Middle>
Noise
Hype
Chat
Folks
Lime
Globe
Talk
<TR ALIGN=Center VALIGN=Middle>
List
Peer
Forum
Course
Sum
Announce
Aid
<TR ALIGN=Center VALIGN=Middle>
Digest
Dig
Study
Peeks
Pride
Trips
Tours
<TR ALIGN=Center VALIGN=Middle>
Stretch
HQ
Test
ABCs
Devs
Hurt
Injury
<TR ALIGN=Center VALIGN=Middle>
Rehab
Peek
Case
Peer
Honor
Gateway
Synk
<TR ALIGN=Center VALIGN=Middle>
Score
Swell
Pros
Meca
Look
Tykes
TitleTs
<TR ALIGN=Center VALIGN=Middle>
Midas
L2k:
Splash:
News:
Schools
</TABLE>
Prefix Spectrum Names Include:
Subject-Line Prefix Include:
L2k:
Splash:
News:
Topic Terms Include:
Suffix Terms Include:
Subject-line Prefix
<H5>Sports-Specific Suffix Spectrum:</H5>
<H5>Sphere of Mostly Water Suffix Spectrum</H5>
<H5>Sphere of Proving Ground Spectrum</H5>
<H5>Sacks of Mostly Water Suffix Family</H5>
TitleTs
<P ALIGN=Right><FONT SIZE=-1>* Key: <FONT COLOR="990099">Read Only <FONT COLOR="663300"> In-house use for moderators/volunteers </P>
Prefix Keywords
The prefix part of the name helps to group lists in various target groups. For example, all the competitive sports lists with a focus of self-improvement and performance have the prefix, "Better".
Prefix keywords in use include:
Better, covers competitive sports, self-improvement, higher performance
Bluff, covers geographical destinations
Elsewhere, covers topics not dealt within SportSurf.Net - and perhaps ANTI overviews too
Inside, covers SportSurf.Net insider and agent news
Local, covers body-parts
Look, covers lookout and future
Midas, covers finances, greed, money, professional-sports, poverty issues too
Prove, covers technology-related topics of the Proving Ground
Topic Keywords
The middle word in the name spectrum deal with the central topic, activity or location. With so many keywords and a growing list, don't expect to see all the topics listed here. However, the best way to get a look at the listing is to visit our <A HREF="http://www.sportsurf.net/majorcool/majorcool.cgi" TARGET="MajorCool">MajorCool Interface.
<H4>Sports Keywords</H4>
In time, nearly every sports, health, fitness topic is going to be covered.
<H4>Elsewhere Keywords:</H4>
TicketsSteroidsTobaccoGamblingDrugsHuntingMotorizedAnimalisticFishingCelebrityFlaming
Suffix Keywords
Suffix keywords are utilized in the name spectrum for easy identification of content-flavors and list-policies. The suffix keywords come in a few different families. Each suffix family has an associated string of siblings.
Suffix Families:
Sport-Specific (and Technology-Specific) Suffix String
Spheres of Mostly Water Suffix String
Sacks of Mostly Water Suffix Strings/UL>
<H5>Specific Suffix Strings</H5>
Noise - Hype - Chat - Folks - Lime - Tykes - Globe - Swap - Dealers - Talk - List - Peer - Sum - <FONT COLOR="990099">Announce - <FONT COLOR="990099">Dig - <FONT COLOR="990099">Digest - <FONT COLOR="990099">Dust - Gate - <FONT COLOR="663300">Aid
Example: <BR>
Email your messages to: <FONT COLOR="0000FF">Specific_Topic-Noise@sportsurf.net
Key:
Noise
Okay for advertisers, sponsors, commercial content, sorta-off-topic posts. Boasting, "sky-is-falling" posts, and in-depth-personal insights of the $.02 and $.03 varieties are tolerated. If something screams, "Eeeks" -- it should be on noise.
ChatInformal talk and wondering around the topic areas are okay. Younger-participants go here!
HypeMessages for the masses. Sports leaders often wonder about how to bring their games and athletes to a wider audience. Often rule changes need to occur, but those drastic measure can upset the traditions. Another option is to bring the masses to the games and not the game to the masses. My sport is better that that hype is fair grounds here too. Plus, all the PSA (public service announcements) take root here.
FolksPersonal introductions, welcome messages. The postings to folks must follow the rigid guidelines. See the info files. Any and all follow-ups to the introductions at Folks go to that person and not to any list. The introductions help build community and provide insights and all the people in these discussions. Everyone can posts introductions from scientist to volunteer to youthful athletes.
Lime: i.e., LimelightHeadlines, breaking news, covering those people, events, and happenings in the limelight, media and analysis.
Globe: i.e., Global/International/Multi-LingualNon-english posts are welcomed here.
SwapPerson to person swaps, trades, barters concerning sport-specific goods, services and equipment.
DealersShop owners, institutional equipment providers, inventors, dealers, manufactures, trade-show coordinators, sales reps, sponsors, publishers, import/exporters, bulk-specials mentions are all welcomed.
TalkSuited to serious posts, more advanced knoweldge base, only on-topic tips/hints
ListOften owned by closed organizations or must join "club" with FAQ guidelines
Peer: i.e., Peer ReviewMost academic, high-minded, science supported facts desired
Sum: i.e., SummaryFAQs, summary posts, significant follow-ups where information is synthizied from a few different sources
AnnounceModerated. Includes news releases. Read only.
DigDig is an informal digest. Batches of posts sent out in one larger mail message in a digest format for the more informal siblings. Read only.
DigestBatches of posts sent out in one larger mail message in a digest format for the more formal siblings. Read only.
DustDust in short for digital dust. The pack-rat subscribers get all the posts to all the lists in the family in an individual fashion with one "subscription" message. Read only.
to the dust lists get individual posts as they occurto this family in an indiv sent out in one larger mail message in a digest format. Read only.
GateGate stands for gateways(s). A gate is like a meta lists, Gate lists are often best-of lists hosted at other locations on the net. Mirrored lists can converge on a meta lists at SportSurf.Net. Even usenet discussions can be gatewayed to these lists. Read only.
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Aid: i.e., List Lifeguards & VoluneersFor the worker-bees, volunteers, early-adopters, giving netizens, list-lifeguards, staff, and others who have expressed a desire to assist with the operations and discussions at SportSurf.Net. This is NOT a help list, rather it is a list for helpers.
Sphere of Mostly Water Suffix Tips
The subscriptions in this section utilize the following suffix plan. For further information visit the tutorial on the SportSurf.Net's Name Specturm Standard.
<A HREF="#study">Study - <A HREF="#peeks">Peeks - <A HREF="#pride">Pride - <A HREF="#trips">Trips - <A HREF="#tours">Tours - <A HREF="#stretch">Stretch - <A HREF="#hq">HQ - <A HREF="#test">Test - <FONT COLOR="990099"><A HREF="#dig">Dig - <FONT COLOR="990099"><A HREF="#digest">Digest - <FONT COLOR="663300"><A HREF="#aid">Aid
Suffix Key for Bluffs -- Center of the Universe Family
<A NAME="study">StudySuited to school studies, pen-pals, language exploration, easy research. Posts from abroad are welcomed here. Noisy school-yard study stuff tolerated.
<A NAME="peeks">PeeksOn and off-topic tips, hints, insights. Commercials need to be about sports and localized! Digital landscape posts welcomed too. Pointers to politics, weather, cutlure, industry, entertainment and such must be very brief.
<A NAME="pride">PrideCulture, Sports, teams, leagues, professionals, updates, news. Positive first-person accounts are fine.
<A NAME="trips">TripsFor those planning individual and small group travel, and locals who might like to offer suggestions.
<A NAME="tours">ToursSuited for those with advanced travel plans and group travel. All-star matches, training trips, etc.
<A NAME="stretch">StretchStrictly business, high-class travel talk that is suited for those with gold-card credit, corporate limo expectations, cyber-hook-up requirements, and high-performance fact-of-life mentalities.
<A NAME="hq">HQDesigned for the national and state sports authorities, Olympic Committee folks, scholastic sports organizers. Calling for tryouts, team directors, regional coordination.
<A NAME="test">TestAll things about TEST Matches, any sport. In test matches the teams are most often fielded from different countries.
<A NAME="dig">DigThe Digest format for the more infomal lists in this family. Included: Study - Peeks - Pride - Trips.
<A NAME="digest">DigestThe digest format for the more formal lists in this family. Includes: Tours - HQ - Test.
<A NAME="aid">Aid: i.e., List Lifeguards & VoluneersFor the worker-bees, volunteers, early-adopters, giving netizens, list-lifeguards, staff, and others who have expressed a desire to assist with the operations and discussions at SportSurf.Net. This is NOT a help list, rather it is a list for helpers. English only.
Additional digests for regions are expected later.
<H5>Sacs of Mostly Water Suffix Family</H5>
Hurt - Injury - Rehab - Case - Peer - <FONT COLOR="990099">Digest - <FONT COLOR="663300">Aid
Example: <BR>
Email your messages to: <FONT COLOR="0000FF">Specific_Topic-Noise@sportsurf.net
Key:
Hurt
Okay for advertisers, sponsors, commercial content, noise, sorta-off-topic posts. Boasting, "sky-is-falling" posts, and in-depth-personal insights of the $.02 and $.03 varieties are tolerated. If something screams, "Eeeks" -- it should be on hurt. Also the place for folks, limelight, meta, global, talk-like posts.
InjuryFormal talk and wondering around the topic areas are okay. Hangout for trainers, coaches, those with new injuries. Suited to serious posts, more advanced knoweldge base, only on-topic tips/hints/help.
RehabClinicians, injured atheltes, long-term motivations and progress reports are okay.
CaseFormal case study presentations, poster-type sessions. Dedicated mainly to college students, continuing eductation, clinicians, coaches.
Peer: i.e., Peer ReviewMost academic, high-minded, science supported facts desired.
DigestBatches of posts sent out in one larger mail message in a digest format for all the siblings. Read only.
Aid: i.e., List Lifeguards & VoluneersFor the worker-bees, volunteers, early-adopters, giving netizens, list-lifeguards, staff, and others who have expressed a desire to assist with the operations and discussions at SportSurf.Net. This is NOT a help list, rather it is a list for helpers.
Additional digests for regions of the body may be started later, such as upper-body, lower-body.
<H4>For Future Standards:</H4>
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Needs41: i.e., Needs for oneNeeds postings for one person, most often for yourself. Includes swaps.
Needs4org: i.e., Needs for organizationNeeds postings for an organization, group, team, league, school. Obviously more than one person.
SorrySorry Sports. More news to come.
GiversGive it up here. More news to come.
TakersLog in here. Componet with Givers. More news to come.
ForumForums can be for classroom use, and even for distance learning. More news to come.
</DL>
Gateway Lists
Gate lists, gateways, and meta lists are coming. Meta lists are cool. However, no further information on meta lists, their policies and operations are going to be posted here at this time.
Deployment
Various services are being rolled out this month. However, openings are expected to continue for some time into the future. The fluid creation process means that some lists are open but inactive. You are encouraged to submit your subscription but don't be surprised to find little or no mail at this time.
Suggestions Welcomed
If you have a way to improve upon our name spectrum standard, or the explanation of this standard, please send email to: list-mom@sportsurf.net.
Still Confused?
Email your messages to: <FONT COLOR="0000FF">Feeder@sportsurf.net<BR>
People operate a help-desk at the feeder address. If you are confused, send the message to that address, and the message gets reviewed, altered slightly if needed, and posted to suitable locations on the net. The feeder is a great place to go if you are unsure of things and if you don't want to make a goof with your email.
<H5>A Tip on CAPS and lower-case typing</H5>
Capitalizations and lower-case letters are not a factor with Majordomo. The webmaster types "
Better-Swim-List" for easy reading, but all of the following names work the same way:
BETTER-SWIM-LIST; <FONT COLOR="FF0000">better-swim-list; or even <FONT COLOR="FF0000">bETTER-sWIM-lisT. When you send in your email to majordomo, you can use either caps or lower-case typing for the both address and the command. Of course, the hypen between words is a hypen and not an underline.
Just so you know, the CAPS and lower-case letters are very important when it comes to URLs (such as http://www.sportsurf.net/PROVING). The domain name part is not case sensative, but everything after "net" must be typed with the correct case. The domin here is SportSurf.Net, but you can type the domain with or without capitals. In the example within this paragraph, the word "PROVING" needs to be in capital letters. Other servers may or may not be case-sensative. On this server, typing "www" is optional.
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