Thanks a lot, I really appreciate your message. It is good to get
contributions on these META themes from individuals who are *not*
among the 5-10% of list members who frequently post.
If any other lurkers or semi-lurkers have opinions on these META
issues, I and others would be interested to hear from you...
I'm not sure if I count as a semi-lurker or an infrequent regular.
My feeling is that there's a handful of people who get involved in every
thread (often expressing almost identical opinions in every thread) and
who post multiple times per day. I would see nothing wrong with an
inquisitive person asking questions on every thread, but most of these
people aren't asking questions; they're offering their theories,
speculation, advice or opinions.
I would suggest that as a guideline, if somebody is "contributing" to
more than 1/4 of the threads and regularly posting more than once or
twice in a day, then they're not putting enough thought into their
writing or they're writing too often outside of their particular domain
of expertise. I know I'd prefer a handful of thoughtful and succinct
emails than 1000 related postings that represent every single thought
that has crossed the author's mind.
-Ben
(...hoping that my own postings haven't contributed to the 'problem'.
Always feel free to send me a private email if you have a problem with
my posting history or style.)
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