Re: plaintiff attorneys chatboard**Bob**

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Hey, Bob. When I click on "Legal Qs (Public)", all I get is "Page Not
Found."

On 11/03/05, Bob R wrote:
> On 11/03/05, Curmudgeon wrote:
>> Duh--finally got brain in focus--Bob added a bunch of new boards and
>> there are no "old" posts for those boards.
>
> LOL, thank you! In was trying to formulate an answer, but I wasn't
> sure of the question.
>
> As you can see, I've added a number of new chatboards to the site.
> The challenge is to intuitively channel our users to the boards of
> interest.
>
> My solution at this point is to divide the entire group of chatboards
> into three networks:
>
> 1) Attorney chatboards
> these are designed exclusively for attorneys, and relate solely to
> topics of interest to legal practitioners. The topics are not
> restricted to the board topics, but should be topics of interest to
> that group of attorneys. Law students and other legal professionals
> are invited to participate, but should realize they are guests. The
> overall goal of this network is to provide attorney peer support.
>
> 2) Practice Area chatboards
> These chatboards are reserved exclusively for the topics specified,
> and are also dedicated to attorneys. Law students are encouraged to
> participate in substantive discussions, and attorneys should encourage
> the academic development of these future lawyers.
>
> The public may participate respectfully on the Practice Area
> chatboards, but only on a provisional basis. In other words, they may
> serve to spur discussions through legal questions, but their presence
> on the chatboards is not invited and may be rescinded without notice
> at our sole discretion. While we will never require attorneys to
> indicate they are attorneys, it usually becomes obvious who is not an
> attorney. Two indicators I'll rely on is illiteracy and antagonism.
>
> 3 Law School Chatboards
> These include the Law Student chatboard, the group of substantive
> areas identified as first year law topics ("1L"), the Constitutional
> Law forums, and a few other areas relevant to law students and legal
> study. These chatboards are strictly academic in nature, were
> developed specifically for law students (and students, for the pre-law
> chatboard). Attorneys are encouraged to provide mentor interaction on
> these chatboards, keeping in mind the chatboards' target group.
>
> And of course, the Legal Questions chatboard, our run-off valve
> for the general public. The Counsel.Net mission is limited strictly
> to supporting the legal community - this chatboard is not provided for
> any other purpose than an academic exercise for those interested in
> legal issues. The standard disclaimers apply - no information posted
> is "legal advice," no client relationship is formed, etc.
>
> --
>
> At this point, I've got most of the substantive areas I think we can
> service with discussions, but if you can think of any major practice
> areas I've left out, or lawyer interest group you think is large and
> gregarious enough to fill a chatboard, let me know.
>
> More navigational improvements to come - adding the boards was phase
> one, perfecting the navigation is now my top concern. Suggestions and
> feedback are welcome here as well....