OK, I understand now. It seems as if the folks who use an e-mail client to read messages on the three Ercoupe sites are the ones most adversely affected by the change. I woudl rather just surf the Yahoo message board than use e-mail because I already get too much in my Inbox and that way I can scan messages until I find the information I want. But once I figured out how the pull-down menu worked, I had no problem with the old set-up as long as I remembered to select whether I was replying to the individual who posted or the entire group. Sometimes I had a misfire and had to re-post, but generally no big deal.
Personally, I would prefer a PhpBB-type forum (like the many car forums I've belonged to over the years) to the Yahoo group, but hosting costs money if you don't have sponsorship and the additional overhead for the administrator/moderator is more demanding than a Yahoo site. If it helps those using e-mail, I'd say let's go back to the old way. This is not worth arguing about-- we're supposed to be talking about flying and fixing Ercoupes here! Best, Dave --- In [email protected], Hartmut Beil <hb...@...> wrote: > > > Dave. > > I am using my email client that collaborates all of my e-mail accounts. > > I can't afford missing E-mails, so this is the solution. > > > > My Email client does not display the email address of the sender in full > length. It just shows Dave in your case. > > When I copy and paste Dave the email address is not valid and e-mail is not > sent. > > > > I can hack myself the email address out of the message, but that is a > multiple step procedure that takes longer than writing a message. > > > > In essence , I am answering less often, since it is a hassle now for me. I > think that questions should go to everyone on the Forum, but answers may or > may not. > > There are many questions that I see taken care of by others, especially when > they are common requests, then I am not interested to read through the long > tail, that is repeating itself every few month. > > > > However. I am not here to lecture someone, nor to press him/her into my mold. > > > > I am just pointing out that the e-mail list now becomes less convenient for > me and I am having to climb through rings of fire to just give someone a > personal lengthily message. > > > > > > > > Hartmut > > > > To: [email protected] > From: bigbrownpi...@... > Date: Fri, 28 May 2010 03:02:13 +0000 > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: New poll for ercoupe-tech > > > > > > Hartmut, > > It shows up on the Yahoo Groups Ercoupe Tech web page (actually on all the > pages Ed moderates) in the To: block when you go to Post Message. The default > is now ercoupe-t...@... The next selection is the e-mail address of the > individual to whom you are replying, and the third is > [email protected], which goes to Ed. I'm using IE 8.0 to > view the message board. > > Hope that helps. > Dave > > --- In [email protected], Hartmut Beil <hbeil@> wrote: > > > > > > Dave. > > > > I don't have such pulldown. Can you name the software that is having that > > feature? > > > > > > > > Hartmut > > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > From: bigbrownpilot@ > > Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 12:26:59 +0000 > > Subject: [ercoupe-tech] Re: New poll for ercoupe-tech > > > > > > > > > > > > Hartmut, > > > > I don't think Ed is talking about removing the option to reply directly to > > an individual. It's just a matter of what the default is in the TO: > > pull-down menu. Either way, misfires are bound to occur until everyone gets > > used to it. We all just have to pay attention to what we have selected in > > the pull-down. Personally, I would like to add a fourth option that would > > allow me to reply to the message board and e-mail the individual, but that > > would probably only confuse the issue even more. > > > > Best, > > Dave > > > > --- In [email protected], Hartmut Beil <hbeil@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Lee, all > > > > > > > > > > > > Knowing that any reply will send a message to the group as a whole > > > reduces my willingness to answer . > > > > > > I am differentiating between a personal advice and information for > > > general use. (That is burned onto public servers forever) > > > > > > > > > > > > With removing the option of having a choice to whom reply, I am > > > hesitating to give answers on a personal level - it is a hassle to get > > > the personal e-mail address filtered out. > > > > > > I also noticed that the discussions that are held on a forced public > > > level become more shallow, less technical and the forum IMO shifted > > > toward a gray field of mediocrity. > > > > > > > > > > > > I usually found not one day go by without finding a reason to answer. Now > > > I am watching the discussions for days and find no reason to add content. > > > > > > > > > > > > I think any type of restriction in this forum creates a new climate and a > > > new quality of discussions. > > > > > > If the forum decides this is the way to go I will be the last one to stop > > > anyone. > > > > > > > > > > > > I am a free thinking person, I like options and choice. Any type of > > > restriction I realize to be a censorship. But I can live with that - I am > > > used to it. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hartmut > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > To: [email protected] > > > From: ercouper@ > > > Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 00:22:23 +0000 > > > Subject: Re: [ercoupe-tech] New poll for ercoupe-tech > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Gordon wrote," > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I VOTED FOR REPLY TO FORUM, BECAUSE i HAVE LEARNED MUCH FROM THE ANSWERS > > > GIVEN THAT i WOULD NOT HAVE SEEN OTHER WISE. > > > > > > Most emails provide the option of responding to the sender or everyone. > > > With the change, the only way to respond to only the sender is to copy > > > his email address then initiate a new email, paste the senders email, > > > enter a subject, then type your email. 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