Trevor Boicey wrote:
> Imagine lunch time at the local McDonalds fast food
> place, can you stand up and say "this is a democracy, I'm
> collecting votes to see who here thinks this food should
> be free!".
>
> Last time this came up, it was a very observable
> trend that the people who thought more chit chat should
> happen on the list were members of very few OR EVEN
> ONLY ONE list.
>
> I can understand their desires to expand their internet
> social life by branching out. However, they have to understand
> that the way to branch out is TO JOIN OTHER LISTS. If you
> like Frank Zappa, join a Frank Zappa list. If you hate cats,
> I am sure there are lists for that.
>
> A majority of us here are on more than one list, perhaps
> many lists. I get 400 messages a day, which is perhaps why
> this issue is so closed to my heart.
>
> If your are getting 30 posts a day from MGs for a total
> email load of 30, it may seem harmless to start a thread
> about Frank Zappa. From your perspective, it seems reasonably.
>
> However, again, it is a mistake to assume that your perspective
> is everyone's perspective. There are guys on here that get more
> traffic than I do. It's enough dealing with my 400 messages a
> day when I have to wade through half of it which is irrelevant
> and off topic.
>
> What about guys who get 1000+ messages a day? I think Kai
> for one is in that group. In order for him to get the MG
> info he wants, he basically spends a full time unpaid job
> deleting everybody else's Frank Zappas.
>
> Again, things aren't so bad now, so that's cool. But let's
> keep it under control. Please, just use some courtesy. If you
> have something to say and it's worth saying, post away. If
> you have something to say but you aren't sure if it's really
> worth posting, think again. Maybe save the message unsent
> and decide tomorrow if it's worth sending. It may be just
> as irrelevant to you the next day as it would have been to
> the other 999 of us the first day.
>
> Thanks for the time, for anyone who made it through this.
Vis-a-vis an earlier comment, how about "Trevor Boicey" in the subject
line?
(Smiley face emoticon should be implied.)
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"First Rule of Holes: Once you're in one, stop digging."
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