[somewhat off topic] straw poll

I was having an offline discussion with someone regarding certain topics that may show up on this list on occasion, and the question came up of what evidence we might have of sentiment on the list. So, I thought I'd conduct a simple straw poll - respond if you feel inclined. The questions are

Re: [somewhat off topic] straw poll

On 9/10/2015 11:04 AM, Peter Constable wrote: I was having an offline discussion with someone regarding certain topics that may show up on this list on occasion, and the question came up of what evidence we

RE: [somewhat off topic] straw poll

Q1 I ignore threads that aren’t of interest (outlook even has a handy “ignore thread” button - though lists like this tend to break it) Q2 If they get too annoying and don’t have useful content, then I make a rule to send that person’s mail to the trashcan. I include their name in the body to

RE: [somewhat off topic] straw poll

Asmus, this came out of a friendly conversation meant to understand what kinds of topics do or don’t seem interesting to people, and how people might react. There was real interest in getting some indication of list sentiment. I certainly don’t mean to cause offense, or get too off topic. But I

Re: [somewhat off topic] straw poll

Dear Peter, This is the sort of inquiry that would be more efficiently conducted as a poll independent of the listserv, say with Google forms, to get a broader, more representative response from list members, many of whom wish neither to post nor to read individual responses on the listserv.

Re: [somewhat off topic] straw poll

On Thu, 10 Sep 2015 18:04:33 + Peter Constable wrote: > The questions are framed around this hypothetical scenario: Suppose I > were to post a message to the list describing some experiment I did, > creating a Web page containing (say) some Latin characters - not >

Re: [somewhat off topic] straw poll

Q1: neutral Q2: annoying Q3: reducing value of the list for me Le jeu. 10 sept. 2015 20:10, Peter Constable a écrit : > I was having an offline discussion with someone regarding certain topics > that may show up on this list on occasion, and the question came up of what