Introduction Conferences, Topics, and Postings How Motet Works Introduction Motet conferencing is a system for enabling written online group discussions. Motet manages the administrative details, leaving participants free to focus on the content. A full set of navigational tools, a graphical interface and a self-maintaining design eliminate the need for the overhead normally associated with maintaining Web pages, newsgroups, and email lists.
Motet is self-maintaining.
Unlike online chat, participants need not all be logged on at once. Instead, conversations typically take place over days, weeks, or even months. Unlike mailing lists or Usenet, Motet stores the discussion in a central place, ensuring that postings are consecutive and that no one adds a new posting without having had the opportunity to read all of what has been said so far. The result is a discussion that has the feel of a real-life conversation. Motet keeps a permanent record of each discussion, allowing users to refer back to old postings if they need to and enabling late-comers to join a conversation.