Me too.
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>Some thoughts below. I guess the bottom line is that altho we can always
>improve our nettiquette, I haven't felt a need to net.cop anyone.
>
>> First, I am seeing a lot of messages being posted that are of importance to
>> only one or possibly two members of the mailing list, and not to the group as
>> a whole.
>>
>How do you know a message is of interest to only a few until it's read?
>Certainly there's been no shortage of digressions form a topic, but I
>(and you) can always read the header and just say 'Delete'
>
>> Second, I truly wish that others would check previous responses to a question
>> before posting their own. Often this is just an unneccessary repeating of
>> something that has been said already. I notice this particularly among AOL
>> and other .com users.
>>
>Not everyone checks their mail every day (or hour), and not everyone sees
>the messages in the same order as you. Again, if you've seen all the
>answers to an issue you care to see, *read the headers*. Also, to single
>out .COM and .AOL users seems to be needlessly biased; there are newbies
>@ .NET and .EDU and .GOV domains as well.
>
>> All of these things are breaches of common netiquette, and as users of one of
>> the fastest growing forms of communication we have an obligiation to abide by
>> these rules.
>>
>We all do need to be aware of the number of people that these messages go
>to, and try to use common courtesy as we communicate. I don't feel that
>all the items you indicated were *huge* violations of nettiquette.
>
>> I have neither the time or the patience to sift through
>> messages which should not be posted in the first place. Thank you.
>>
>You seem to be interested in only recieving information that you find
>interesting, in a form and format you want. A list is by it's nature is
>a diverse group with wide interests. Therefore, filtering is part of
>being on the 'net, and certainly part of being on a mailing list. I'm
>still not clear why you want the list to adjust to *your* needs, rather
>than just deleting headers that don't interest you.
>
>Not flaming, just exploring...
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