Kevin:
Great idea, let's go for it! Personally, I think it would be nice if the
Doobs would send out a message to the FC members once every millennium (you
know that at least one of them has a computer). In fact, the only thing I
remember seeing on the list over the last 6 months from them is a note about
them being upset about the Faux Doobie band that were using their names
(with plenty of letters from attorneys).
Like me, there seem to be many rabid Doobie fans on this server and it would
be cool to see the guys interact more often. Anyway, I still always love my
favorite band and their music no matter what happens, but I REALLY liked
your idea and it seems like alot of FC members did too. How do we implement
it?
Thanks,
Ski Bum Dan
----- Original Message -----
From: Kevin D Page <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 5:35 AM
Subject: Doobies Digest
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> Hello ,
>
> Here's another poll :
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> How many of us would rather receive Doobies email as a
> digest
> rather than randomly received messages ?
>
> In response to Blair Barnett's message regarding email on
> this list, I'd like to mention my requests to Laurin our prez and
> Zach our mint.net service provider. I enjoy reading the messages but
> prefer a single compilation posting as one email entry of several
> messages received by the server. Other bulletin boards send a
> compilation email when the number of
> incoming messages reaches a predetermined amount. We could look
> forward
> to a single email labelled "Doobies Digest" rather than several
> individual interruptive emails when in the midst of the daily chore of
> sorting and assigning a level of priority to all email.
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> Personally, I confront over 200 incoming---and usually
> important---daily emails. Do the math---spending 30 seconds on each
> message is at least one hour and 40 minutes a day just on email, and
> many incoming messages require much longer than 30 seconds of attention.
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> If the Doobies list is a single email every few days, we could
> save the posting for savoring in a quiet, relaxing moment rather than
> sorting through the random individual messages in the middle of a hectic
> existence.
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> Other bulletin boards offer each user the choice of receiving
> individual emails or a periodic digest.
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> Why not this list ?
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> The purpose of the Fan Club and the email bulletin board is to
> bring people together, not drive them away.
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> Blair and others could remain viable members of the club if we
> are able to reduce the amount email while maintaining the level of
> content. How many people have we lost already ?
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> The purpose of the Fan Club and the email bulletin board is to
> bring people together, not drive them away.
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> Kevin Page
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> Note : The following is my reply to Zach at mint.net, a portion of my
> original letter, and Zach's response.
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> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Doobie Brothers
> Date: Tue, 30 Nov 1999 15:52:31 -0500
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> Zach ,
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> Thanks for the reply to the Doobies list in digest form
> inquiry.
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> As a gentle suggestion, remember most other servers offer
> bulletin boards
> in digest as well as piecemeal form for the convenience of the
> subscribers.
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> Please eventually include this feature on the mint.net server,
> especially for the Doobie Brothers Fan Club bulletin board.
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> Thanks !
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> Kevin Page
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> On Tue, 30 Nov 1999 15:13:56 -0500 Zach Beane - MINT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> writes:
> >On Tue, Nov 30, 1999 at 03:20:55PM -0500, Kevin D Page wrote:
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> >> Zach ,
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> >> Laurin Willis of the Doobie Brothers Fan Club referred
> >this
> >> message to you.
> >> This letter to Laurin actually is a follow-up reminder to a message
> >sent
> >> last month.
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> >> I look forward to your reply.
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> >The list is not available in digest form, and will not be in the
> >forseeable
> >future.
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> >Zachary Beane [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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