[Chapter-delegates] WhatsApp’s

[Carlos Vera]

Hi everyone. I also answer to the email asking for a WhatsApp to create a group. This is not my proposal but I like it and participate when group is available. 

Those that disagree are free to not join also. It can’t be mandatory! 

Carlos Vera
Isoc Ecuador

> El 13 sep. 2023, a la(s) 11:36, Winthrop Yu via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org> escribió:
> 
> 
> +1 Jules. There is also the question of what purposes/usages Messaging apps are good for. 
> 
> For a quick poll as to which flavors of pizza to order for the meeting, Messaging apps are a good fit. For actually discussing anything substantive, likely not. Thus, while "this (face-to-face or Zoom) meeting could have been an email" scans, "this meeting could have been a WhatsApp (or FB Mess) chat" does not, not usually. :) 
> 
> Also, looking at all the criticism leveled against social media posts for misinformation, i suspect that short-form comms such as memes, captions, *and* messaging chats are as much to blame for our 21st century dys-information.
> 
> Besides, i like threaded emails ... i routinely save some to disk to serve as *evidence* ... errr, i mean -- documentation. :) 
> 
> WYn
> 
> 
> 
> On 13 Sep 2023 2:53 AM, Johan Helsingius via Chapter-delegates wrote:
>> I understand the attraction of a whatsapp group, but doesn't 
>> whatsapp represent all that we, as ISOC chapters, are fighting 
>> against - closed, proprietary walled gardens controlled by 
>> megacorporations that specifically refuse to interoperate 
>> with other parts of the net? 
>> 
>>     Julf 
>> 
>>> On 12/09/2023 20:36, diyaa shafique via Chapter-delegates wrote: 
>>> Hi Carlos 
>>> I hope you are doing fine! 
>>> 
>>> This is a great idea to start a whatsapp group, I would suggest to create one and share the link here for everyone to join. 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Thanks, 
>>> 
>>> -- 
>>> Best Regards, 
>>> Madiha Shafique 
>>> VP- ISOC Pakistan 
>>> 
>>> On Tue, Sep 12, 2023, 9:23 PM Alejandra Stolk via Chapter-delegates <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>> wrote: 
>>> 
>>>     Dear Carlos, 
>>> 
>>>     I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to answer your 
>>>     request to start  a WhatsApp group. My WhatsApp number is +584123700021. 
>>> 
>>>     Kind regards, 
>>> 
>>>     Ale Stolk 
>>> 
>>>     On Mon, Sep 11, 2023, 10:01 AM Carlos Vera via Chapter-delegates 
>>>     <chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org 
>>>     <mailto:chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org>> wrote: 
>>> 
>>>         Carlos Vera +593-988141143 
>>> 
>>>         Isoc Ecuador 
>>> 
>>>         Enviado desde mi iPhone 
>>>         _______________________________________________        
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