one-liners of any sort are annoying full stop! whether it's thank you or something else. i work on the assumption that if someone's asked for help on a topic, and has had a reply on list, no further conversation means they've solved the problem! if they haven't, then surely they'll ask further questions? Kevin - co-owner/moderator of the blind gamers discussion list contact me via email/msn: kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dj Paddy" <mygroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "access uk" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2005 3:08 PM Subject: [access-uk] Thank you posts > Hiya. > > I fully agree with Rays remakrs on sending a thank you mail off the list to > the person/persons that helped you out witha topic if you believe it's > appropriate. > > Thankfully we're not anywhere near bad at this on here. but it is something > to keep in mind. > > The argument used to be for peopel on dial up and how logn it takes to > download the mails and the percentage of people being on dial up is getting > lower and lower. So even if you don't consider the dial up folks consider > it's more clutter on the list and in the list archives to have a bunch of > thank you's or I agree's. > > I'm not trying to come back and lay down the law. > > It's a few things to keep in mind is all. > > Dj Paddy > "It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion, > It is by the beans of Java that thoughts acquire speed, > The hands acquire shaking, the shaking becomes a warning, > It is by caffeine alone I set my mind in motion." > -- Popular Usenet Sig > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq