[vsnet-chat 5937] Re: [AAVSO-DIS] this discussion group

[Taichi Kato <tkato@kusastro.kyoto-u.ac.jp>]

Re: [AAVSO-DIS] this discussion group

Aaron,

>  The AAVSO should never be compared to those groups. It's apples and
> oranges. I am sure the 580 members of the AAVSO Discussion Group dwarfs
> the membership of a single CBA or VSNET chat list. The group dynamics
> change completely on those scales. In addition, our missions are far
> different. The scope of the AAVSO is large and doesn't just concern a
> single CV campaign, for example. It involves all variables, all types, it
> involves tutoring, mentoring, visual, CCD, research, data analysis, etc.
> We have outreach initiatives, meetings, journals, etc. Just take a look at
> the size and breadth of our web site compared to theirs to see this
> illustrated.

   This is just what you referred to as a "negative reference".  Although
the VSNET campaigns stress on CVs, they also cover a wider range of
variable star phenomena (as you must have seen in weekly "News from VSNET",
from which information much of the AAVSO people are unfortunately blocked
by the AAVSO server).  The number of different objects the VSNET members
have been following is more than 15000, covering all classes of variable
stars.  The number of people on the VSNET lists is far greater than what
you have shown.  Website?  Take a look.  The scope is clearly different
between these organizations, but the breadth and depth (too add, history
of the internet presence) would illustrate what anyone may wish to see.

Regards,
Taichi Kato

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