In short, this seems similar to a question of whether or not to keep libraries given that most folks don’t use them. However, as a repository of historic and accumulated knowledge, such archiving is critical to ‘holding the potential’ that potentiates more…and, for me, this is what model.report potentiates for the future of systems thinking (even if I don’t ‘post’ to it; I do gain from it).
Scott, who runs model.report, has had some data problems. The site is a
hassle for him and therefore, he proposed to Gene Bellinger and myself
that he delete it. That’s the reason for the ‘model report is
deprecated’ message that you may see if you come to the site.
Natually, Gene (who sees, I think, the creative power of destruction) is
in favour of deleting the site - he makes the point there are c200 users
and <12 active posters, which I agree, in the scale of the internet, is
small potatoes. He deleted his own account and therefore his c200 posts
and responses on here some time ago.
Natually, I, who am somewhat resistant to destruction, and have invested
quite a bit of time building this as a repository of all forms of
systems thinking, would like to keep the site. I’m prepared to find some
ways to help with that effort (financial, organisational, whatever) if
it helps.
So, while I would like to keep the site regardless, Gene has challenged
me to prove that others want to keep it to. So, if you do, please
respond!
In short, this seems similar to a question of whether or not to keep libraries given that most folks don’t use them. However, as a repository of historic and accumulated knowledge, such archiving is critical to ‘holding the potential’ that potentiates more…and, for me, this is what model.report potentiates for the future of systems thinking (even if I don’t ‘post’ to it; I do gain from it).