[BCFSN] Need input: Do we continue this listserv?

[Eleanor Boyle]

Thank you, Abra, for bringing us into the picture on this situation.    And thank you, Barb, for your thoughtful response.

Abra, I would like to e-transfer a modest $ amount to defray a small portion of what you must have been paying for years.   For the benefit of all of  us!   Seriously, if it would not bother you, I’d like to contribute.  

As for the future, personally I appreciate the listserv, but would not want it to continue as pro bono work by a generous individual who doesn’t have the time, should not be paying out of pocket, and has already put in so many years of service!   

We’ll see what consensus seems to be, or what you feel, Abra, after hearing from others.  Meanwhile, I’d like to contribute.  And thank you deeply for your work. 

Warmly,
Eleanor Boyle 




> On Mar 4, 2022, at 5:16 PM, Seed, Barbara <Barbara.Seed at city.ac.uk> wrote:
> 
> First of all, thank you Abra for taking this on for such an extended period. And, this is something you should never be paying for out of your pocket. 
> In response to your question, I would say that part of the answer is that form follows function. How is BCFSN currently functioning, and is this a needed part of its role or function? Those more intimately involved with current activities may need to answer that question.
> Best to all, Barb
> 
> 
> Barbara Seed, PhD, MPH, RD
> B.Seed Consulting
> Nutrition and Food Policy, Research and Education
> British Columbia 
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> From: food <food-bounces at bcfsn.org> on behalf of Abra Brynne <abrabrynne at gmail.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 4, 2022 2:30 PM
> To: BC Food Systems Network <food at bcfsn.org>
> Subject: [BCFSN] Need input: Do we continue this listserv?
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> Hello all,
> the BC Food Systems Network has not had a budget nor any active staff / volunteers for some years now, other than my moderation of a few listservs. To do this, our web host has scaled back our service but it still costs $200 / year and my time to occasionally moderate the listservs. 
> 
> QUESTION: is this still a valuable service? And if it is, is there another way that it can be maintained? Should be let our web presence go and shift to a google group instead? Or is any organization able to take this one to keep it going?
> 
> I am torn, since I have little time to devote to keeping this going and yet our Network, this community, has long been a leader in the country, linking people across the vast geography that is our province. When we started in 1999, few of us had any ability to connect and get to know each other. Is this still valuable?
> 
> Before I pay, out of pocket, for another year of a web presence and this listserv, I thought I would put the question out to the community to get insights into our path forward - together or, perhaps, not.
> in good food,
> Abra
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