Re: here is an idea... learn when to post and not to post!

[VWMikeLVW@aol.com]

In a message dated 2/27/01 12:14:30 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
andreb.mail@gte.net writes:


> I think major-domo is fine, its just that with more people come more
> *useless* posts, whether it be conversations, humor, one liners, rice
> posts, flame wars, ramblings, test messages, chit-chat, inside jokes,
> threats, general dribble & the like.  With one of those Egroups you do
> have the option of limiting useless posts by having the reply only to
> sender being initiated, but then the same people who haven't figured out
> when to take stuff off the list will now have to figure out when to put
> stuff on the list.  That may prove difficult for some people, resulting
> in everything continuing to go to the list.  Besides, we may lose the
> actual 5% of actual valuable content of the list if people just send it
> to the sender and not the list.  =)
>
> Until people are educated in realizing when to send stuff to the list
> and when not to, you will continue to see conversations, humor, one
> liners, rice posts, flame wars, ramblings, test messages, chit-chat,
> inside jokes, threats, general dribble & the like regardless of how the
> email is hosted.  I guess I always ask myself before sending "Could all
> 400+ people benefit from this post?"  I can only hope others would do
> the same.  Only then will the list be a better place. 


well, when you hit reply all, you often send the same e-mail to the sender, 
whoever else they sent it to, sometimes yourself, and the list. Which, in the 
end makes your mailbox fill up like the seattle streets at mardi gras. If it 
only went back to the list, everyone would get it, but they would only get it 
ONCE. If someone wants to reply off list, they can always cut and paste the 
e-mail address into the new e-mail...problem solved. We may end up with the 
same useless posts, but if we deny those, then we deny the community-like 
nature of the list. That's half the fun here and I don't think any of us want 
to lose that. 

Mike
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