Thanks Chris. And James, to build on what you said, I might ask that folks specify CITY and STATE when they post about a specific location. I am American, so when I read "My Day Office is conveniently located at Elliott & Broad across from the Spaghetti Factory and overlooks the Olympic Sculpture Park," I admit that I didn't know that that was in Seattle.
I also get a large number of emails every week sent to [EMAIL PROTECTED] requesting that I add someone to the "event list". (BarCamp is an alternative conference model for those of you unfamiliar with the event.) Unfortunately, most people assume that I know what even they're talking about, which invariably I don't. So, given that, it'd be super useful if we were more explicit about where *exactly* we were talking about. ;) Thanks, Chris in San Francisco On 9/26/07, Christopher St John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 9/26/07, James Bentley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > One thing also that needs to be realized is I believe most readers can > > determine for themselves what is Spam and what isn't. One or two > > times can be dismissed. However, if this poster continues to do it, > > then a mod can just filter their posting. > > > > James, > > What you say sounds very reasonable. In practice it turns out not > to work well, though. Spam attracts spam, and once even a small > amount is allowed in unchallenged the signal to noise ratio drops > off alarmingly. > > And that message _totally_ looked like spam, even if it didn't turn > out to be quite as spammy as it appeared on first glance. > > I now return to lurking. > > -cks > > -- > Christopher St. John > http://artofsystems.blogspot.com > > > > -- Chris Messina Citizen Provocateur & Open Source Advocate-at-Large Work: http://citizenagency.com Blog: http://factoryjoe.com/blog Cell: 412 225-1051 IM: factoryjoe This email is: [ ] bloggable [X] ask first [ ] private --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Coworking" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/coworking?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
