I hesitated before putting my 2 cents in. But here goes. I agree with Charles (welcome to the group) that as a whole the members of this LUG have been very helpful. I personaly did not notice any significant rude messages. Perhaps that is because I have been exposed to Linux and similar techie newgroups. In comparison this group is just wonderfully kind.
As for Digests, I think the reason it is asked for by so many newcomers to the list is because of the volume of messages per day. That volume can be overwhelming. Everyone feels so enthousiastic and helpful that many feel the need to give their answer to any question that comes in. Often these answers do not add much more "new" information to what was already said in the early replies, but they surely add to the volume of emails. Personally, unless I have something significantly new to add to what has already been said I force myself to not reply to the tread. But that is a rule I broke with this thread ....... Speaking of threads, if the newsgroup had the capacity to thread the messages, it would allow one to delete entire threads one was not interested in and thus markedly reduce the volume to read. Happy New Year everybody. You are a great group. Jeff Charles Apple wrote: > Hello and Welcome everyone, > > As a Newbie to Legacy and the LUG I welcome all comments from > everyone on the LUG, whether mild mannered or harsh. I have learned, > and am learning from each and everyone of you. Even the 2 percent > that have been labeled incredibly rude, have something important to > contribute. > > Political Correctness, rude, mild mannered and a variety of other > adjectives are subjective at best. What is Polite to one, is Rude to > another. > > Yes, I have received some replies to my queries that could be > considered very rude and perhaps deservedly so, but my point is this, > "I have learned, and am learning from each and everyone of the > members that contribute on this list." > > When I ask a question regarding a particular problem that I am having > with Legacy, I am seeking a solution. The manner in which that > solution is explained is irrelevent to my question. > > Thank you to "ALL" memebers of the LUG, > > Charles > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marvin & Angelique Welch" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 7:05 PM > Subject: [LegacyUG] Suggestions > > > Hello Everyone, > > I recently joined because I love Legacy and have used it for a few > years now, but still have a lot to learn. However, my purpose for > posting > today is to share some things about the group that make me feel > uncomfortable as a newbie, and then offer some suggestions to help our > group function more smoothly. > > My first concern is regarding the tone of some of the responses, > whether they are from group members or Legacy support, there have > been posts > that come off rude from the perspective of someone just joining. My > suggestion is for everyone to /please/ try to speak to each other as > if > we are in the same room. In other words, be nice and respect each > other, pretty please with hot chocolate, marshmallows and whipped > cream on top. > > Second concern is regarding the hundreds of posts I have read > regarding errors when people try to verify their subscriptions. This > seems to be > due to an error in a hyperlink if I understand correctly? The link > provided has a space between two characters right? It really does seem > to me that it is the responsibility of Legacy support to fix the error > in the hyperlink. Wouldn't that save thousands of responses > instructing > the individual to remove the space themselves? > > This leads to my third concern, while there are posts about people > having issues verifying their subscription, at the same time you have > individuals just joining who wish to change their group status to > digest mode because of inbox fill-up. My suggestion is similar to > what others > have already offered, such as adding some type of attributes to the > font (bold, underline, etc.) on the website indicating there is no > digest or moving the text somewhere it is more likely to be seen. I > opt for moving > it to somewhere it is more likely to be seen before someone clicks to > join. > > I feel that since the group was most likely created without the digest > format and does indicate there is no digest, it is not the > responsibility of Legacy support to incorporate this format. But I do > feel it is their responsibility (unless they want to keep responding > to questions about digests) to make it more clear that there isn't one > before people even join. > > On the page, it looks like the best place in the source code to put it > where people can see it is here: > > <p align="left">Sign up for [...] list with news about Legacy > events and meetings in Utah.</p> <-------------After this paragraph > and before the centered form > > <p align="left">Please Note: No digest version of this list is > available.</p> <--- It would help if this were centered, in a larger > font, bold, or whatever else may help > > > Thanks :) > > Angelique Welch > > Books to the ceiling,/ Books to the sky,/ My pile of books is a mile > high./ How I love them! How I need them!/ I'll have a long beard by > the time I read > > them. > > - Arnold Lobel > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature database 4751 (20100107) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
