[bksvol-discuss] Re: Message/List Control
- From: "George Marshall" <marshall.geoma4@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:44:23 -0600
Evan:
I would agree if we changed the subject line, when changing subjects. So much
of the time the subject line has little or nothing to do with the message that
follows.
Thbanks,
George R. Marshall
marshall.geoma4@xxxxxxxxx
----- Original Message -----
From: Estelnalissi
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2008 7:44 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Message/List Control
Hi, Donna, I am afraid that I must disagree with your message.
I think that whether or not a particular person is getting more messages than
they would like is a purely subjective matter. I do not believe that others
should stop posting to accommodate their personal preferences.
Monica has already pointed out several ways of dealing with lots of messages
more efficiently, including monitoring and deleting of threads, and sending
messages to various folders so they can be read when it is more convenient.
Certainly no one should feel obligated to read every message from any list. I
make liberal use of the delete key and ignore whole threads of conversation. A
little time spent up front with one's email program can save a lot of time and
aggravation later. When a person encounters a new thread, they can read the
first message or two, then decide whether or not to read any further postings.
In other words: The actual number of messages one receives is not relevant.
What is relevant is how those messages are processed by the recipient
I like the list the way it is. And, I do keep up with it, but I do not spend
all day doing so.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: Donna Smith
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Saturday, February 16, 2008 9:06 AM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Message/List Control
Well, it seems that it is that time again when the list gets way out of
control with over a hundred messages a day. You can tell because some faithful
member who is just trying to keep up, posts something like "When are you
scanning?" in an attempt to slow it all down. When other equally faithful list
members don't recognize such a message as a plea for judicious use of list
space, then it's time to get specific.
I actually saved my last very specific message on this topic with the
intent of just reposting it as needed as this issue comes around as regularly
as tax season, but it was pretty bitchy, so I thought I'd write another one
instead. <smile>
Here are the important points:
a.. We're all volunteers who are very dedicated and most of us have other
life interests (e.g., jobs, families, pets, commitments in the community, etc.)
b.. We all enjoy the comradery of the list and being able to exchange
information.
c.. When the volume of message gets high enough to make someone cry
"uncle," it is no longer an exchange of information but an unruly dump of
messages that most of us can't possibly read through.
d.. Two reactions begin to occur: A. Faithful volunteers choose to
unsubscribe, thus denying the rest their valuable input; or B. Faithful
volunteers delete everything with a list subject line just to find personal
messages even though this creates concern that we may be missing something of
importance.
The solution?
A little self restraint! Please take personal messages off list, and keep
the OT messages down to a minimum. In fact, during such a time when list
traffic is high, it would be prudent to not post OT messages at all.
It's all about balance and respecting the time of others. We all do it and
we all get lax about doing it and then we get a reminder to be mindful again
and we do it. We're really a pretty respectful group.
So what do you say? Can we cut back the list flow and find that happy
medium again?
Donna S
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