List Close and OpenTimes - 2 Cents

[Steve]

---  "Mike" <mcrudele78 at ...> wrote:
>
> --- "Steve" wrote:
> ...
> 
> > Steve concludes:
> > <snip city>
> > As I propose, from Saturday 12:00am Central (CDT) to 
> > Tuesday 12:00pm CDT, which is actually 3-1/2 days
> > (assuming CDT is where most Elves are). 
> > 
> > Does that make sense? Seems to ramble a bit.
> 
> Mike:
> Well, like I said, the list will close at 6:00 PM Friday
> Central Daylight Time (CDT). So does that mean you would
> stick with 3-1/2 days  making it 6:00 AM your time, or 
> would you still opt for Tuesday at noon anyway?
> 
> And since this is on the feedback list, you get to 
> ramble all you want. :D (Besides, I snipped out some
> of your ramblers)
> 
> Mike, noting it doesn't matter where the elves live, 
> we gotta suck it up and get back in the game. ;))
>

bboyminn:

First, it doesn't matter if the group closes at 6:00pm
Friday, that is essentially non-time, since I can't 
actually get the books until 12:00am the next morning. 

We need 3-1/2 days from the time when a majority of 
the List Elves who will be working when the group opens,
get their books. I'm trying to make sure the bulk of the
List Elves have a full three days to read and recover. 

So, I think it /does/ matter where the majority of the
List Elves are, though I concede they may be so spread
out that there is no clear 'local' majority. If we
open and close the group on Australian time, but a 
majority live in California, that puts them at a 
disadvantage; about an 18 hour disadvantage.

I'm trying to find a way that serves the greatest
number of List Elves and starting from the time
when that majority actually get their hands on the
book. 

I still say, Tuesday midday where I live (CDT) would
work best. I'm not sure what that works out to in
BST. Also, if most are in California, that midday
California time. If most are in Europe, the Midday
European time. 

So, amending my original statement, I want to make
sure that a majority of the List Elves have a full
three days plus from the time THEY GET THEIR BOOKS. 

Of course that's just my opinion, you can close and
open whenever you want, I'm free to stay away from 
the list until I'm ready. However the List Elves
don't have that luxury, they have to be back whether
they are ready or not. Out of consideration, I 
would prefer that they collectively come back when
a majority of the are truly ready.

$.02 + $.02 more.

Steve/bboyminn