Re: Observations on Recent Activity on This Listserve

[Ray Evans Harrell]

To the List,   This morning I recieved six e-mails and I sent one last night that I had put together after a considerable amount of thought.   I have not seen anywhere near the volumes that George is complaining about  from the list.     I also have a serious limitation on my time but try to write seriously when I do.   Yesterday I thought and worked on a post and put it on the list last night and it seems to have disappeared.   I didn't get a copy back and I didn't get an overwhelming volume this morning from FW.     And I have had only two remove e-mails.    Evidently from what George says there have been more.      So I am wondering if I am getting all of the mail?   I get between three and six posts a day from FW and I haven't been able to access the FW site to check the threads.    I wonder if people are talking to me and I am not responding because I don't get the mail?   Could you tell me how much you have been getting and whether you got a post from me sent at 10:28 last night marked RE: ECONOMICs?    It did not come back to me this morning.      Also, I am using Outlook Express with the rich text format.   Is any of that a problem?     Ray Evans Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: George Cheney To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 8:43 AM Subject: Observations on Recent Activity on This Listserve Dear Futurework Folks~   I have *very much* enjoyed being on this list. Many of the posts have been interesting and timely. In fact, I've learned a great deal about what's going on and being considered in the world of work, while also being able to use many of the posts in my "Communication and Quality of Worklife" course.   However, in the last couple of months, the sheer volume of e-mail has become overwhelming.  More importantly, many of the posts are now reduced to brief comments that are parts of exchanges involving a handful of people.  I think we can fairly infer that these are the reasons for the number of recent REMOVAL messages by subscribers.   May I gently suggest that some of the more frequent users be a bit more judicious in trying not to post their every little thought or comment, instead accumulating comments for longer, more considered posts?   Thanks,   George Cheney Professor of Communication Studies The University of Montana Missoula, Montana 59812 USA   P.S.:  Please keep me on the list!