[bookshare-discuss] Re: An alternative to Unsubscribing
- From: "Dinky" <dinky88@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 18:58:46 -0400
I think that is a great idea, but as Dr. Peter said, people may read by
subjects or conversation thread and the delete key is easy. May we not
just have fun, Cindy dear? Must we live in fear? *smile*
Dinky
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2004 10:35 PM
Subject: [bookshare-discuss] Re: An alternative to Unsubscribing
> That's cool! It also makes it important to change the
> subject if one is making a new comment or observation
> rather than continuing the thread.
>
> I've wondered about the propriety of answering the
> person directly rather than posting when the reply
> might not be of interest or informative to others on
> the list. I haven't done it because I thought it might
> be an invasion of privacy, unless a person suggests
> it.
>
> Cindy
>
> -- Peter Scialli <Peter.s@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Every time there is a thread that goes on at
> > length and ends up
> > involving only a few people, dozens of people
> > unsubscribe from the list. I
> > just wanted to point out that Outlook Express and
> > other Email clients have
> > the ability to selectively ignore a single
> > conversation thread. IN O-E, for
> > example, when you are in a message that is part of a
> > thread you don't want
> > to see, hit alt-M for the message menu and then
> > arrow down to the choice
> > that says Ignore Thread. Just hit Enter and you're
> > done. Any messages
> > swith the same subject line will go directly into
> > your Deleted Items folder.
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
> > ________________________
> > Peter M. Scialli, Ph.D.
> > Associate, Technical Projects, Bookshare.org
> > www.bookshare.org
> >
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> > Serving Humanity
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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