[Uosenate] I am sad that the Zoom chat is turned off.

[Anthony Hornof]

Dear Colleagues,

To summarize this long email message: I am sad that chat is turned off on Zoom. It contributes to me feeling alone and lonely in the Senate meeting that is happening right now.

I just sent this as a chat to Betina, Sandy, Gerard, and Alison:

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I believe that the four of you are all doing a very good job. I am also sad that chat is turned off on Zoom, such that we Senate members are not permitted to chat with each other during the meeting. I so value being able to send short notes to other members of the Senate, such as to say "good job" after someone speaks.

I understand (from a short Zoom chat with Sandy just now) that chat is turned off to move forward peacefully. I suppose the concern is that the Zoom meeting is open to the general public, and people could write arguably inappropriate comments into the chat.

That being said, I am sad that chat is turned off. It contributes to me feeling alone and lonely in this meeting. Thank you for your consideration.
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Best wishes,
Anthony
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Anthony Hornof
Professor, University of Oregon
Department of Computer Science
http://www.cs.uoregon.edu/~hornof

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