Hello all,
How about this idea: for those folks for whom connection time is an
issue, how about getting all emails in one digest, much like Yahoo!
groups do with their lists. I do this with a number of lists that i
receive messages from.
Alden, Cali--is this a possibility with the current HG-list technology?
cheers,
vlad
On 21 Jul 2006, at 14h28, Matthew Szostak wrote:
I know that this has been touched on before, but I would like to
try to get a sense of the group's feeling.
As we all know, not all subjects of discussion on this list are of
interest to all members. I was going to ask a question of a
technical nature which may be of great interest to those who make
hurdy-gurdies (for themselves or for others), but of very little
interest to everyone else. Personally, I have always been happy to
receive all list messages: hopefully the subject line is
representative of the discussion and I can choose to read it or
just delete it.
However... I have been told that some list members, especially
those *not* in North America, must pay for internet access by the
minute and therefore might not want to download every list posting
only to end up deleting many of them. A respected list member has
suggested to me that topics of limited interest might be discussed
"off-list", adding all interested parties' addresses to the "To:"
heading. This way, those on the list who aren't interested won't
have to download and sort through these "esoteric" discussions.
In my opinion, this idea actually excludes people, and this
concession to those who must pay "by the message" counteracts the
purpose of this email list. However, I am willing to make an
effort to follow this suggestion if there are many who agree.
I suspect that most members would rather keep involved in all the
discussions (or at least retain the option of reading or deleting),
but I was hoping to get a sense of how people feel about it,
somehow *without* generating a great number of replies, which would
in effect cause just the problem I'm describing. Perhaps the first
step is to wait to hear from Alden about it before starting a long
exchange - I believe his opinion as the listmaster carries the
greatest weight.
Apologies if this subject doesn't interest anyone!
~ Matt
