RL: Ground Rules
Some Preliminary Groundrules and Logistics
I'd like to lay out my thoughts on how we might engage one another in discussion over the next three weeks, focusing on things that will make it easier for your to participate. I know we will have more as the weekend arrives, and I know a few interested parties who have not introduced themselves yet.
1. I am not running the discussion, just moderating when necessary. So feel free to post any time: post your thoughts, pose questions to the group, disagreements, or raise topics that you want to discuss or get advice on. I'll do the same. You may start any time.
2. Remember that we are in this for three weeks, so be sure to click on "follow this discussion" so you know when folks post so you can check in.
3. Interact with one another-- try to respond to questions and posts. Be civil and generous, but feel free to disagree. Particularly with the author. It' ll make for good discussion.
4. We will need to experiment with the best way to run the discussion threads. I think, to start out, it will work best if you add a new discussion topic for each new topic we are discussing. I think that we should identify the topics with the letters RL, followed by the new topic, so we can easily see the threads dealing with the book. For example, I am going to re-post this topic as "RL: Groundrules" so new readers do not have to scroll through the introductions to find this list. If you have a comment on these logistical matters, reply to this thread. If it is on another topic, reply to that thread.
5. So get started when you want, reply when you like, and let's keep the thing moving: reply to the main discussion thread if you like, or post a new topic to be discussed. Be sure to introduce yourself as a reply to the main thread!
6. The goal of this discussion is not to critique the book, though I am happy for folks to do that, and it would help me. However, I'd like the lawyers and students involved in the discussion to be challenged to apply any good ideas in the book and warned against bad ideas. In the process, we can discuss which ideas are which!
7. No topic is off-limits or out of bounds, as long as it has something to do with living faithfully as a Christian lawyer, law student, or professor.
I'd like to lay out my thoughts on how we might engage one another in discussion over the next three weeks, focusing on things that will make it easier for your to participate. I know we will have more as the weekend arrives, and I know a few interested parties who have not introduced themselves yet.
1. I am not running the discussion, just moderating when necessary. So feel free to post any time: post your thoughts, pose questions to the group, disagreements, or raise topics that you want to discuss or get advice on. I'll do the same. You may start any time.
2. Remember that we are in this for three weeks, so be sure to click on "follow this discussion" so you know when folks post so you can check in.
3. Interact with one another-- try to respond to questions and posts. Be civil and generous, but feel free to disagree. Particularly with the author. It' ll make for good discussion.
4. We will need to experiment with the best way to run the discussion threads. I think, to start out, it will work best if you add a new discussion topic for each new topic we are discussing. I think that we should identify the topics with the letters RL, followed by the new topic, so we can easily see the threads dealing with the book. For example, I am going to re-post this topic as "RL: Groundrules" so new readers do not have to scroll through the introductions to find this list. If you have a comment on these logistical matters, reply to this thread. If it is on another topic, reply to that thread.
5. So get started when you want, reply when you like, and let's keep the thing moving: reply to the main discussion thread if you like, or post a new topic to be discussed. Be sure to introduce yourself as a reply to the main thread!
6. The goal of this discussion is not to critique the book, though I am happy for folks to do that, and it would help me. However, I'd like the lawyers and students involved in the discussion to be challenged to apply any good ideas in the book and warned against bad ideas. In the process, we can discuss which ideas are which!
7. No topic is off-limits or out of bounds, as long as it has something to do with living faithfully as a Christian lawyer, law student, or professor.
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