Hello Bob and list, I understand. However, every email list I've owned, moderated or have been a member of for the last 27 years strays off tangent. It's a human thing and it's healthy. And, I am one to believe freedom is a terrible thing to loose. I am not in favor of throttled or group filters, just because someone has whatever issue about a topic, thus the reason for my response. If one has an issue with a particular thread or threads, it's very easy in most client applications to create filters to filter out or in what a person wants to see without group intervention putting harsh restrictions on everyone in a list. For example, I do not like to see most advertisements. So without restricting anyone else, I simply filter them with keywords in my own client that work 90% of the time! It's does not restrict or limit anyone point of view except for me. If folks are having issues, as what was stated, shuffling through gobs of emails, then use the client filters, that's what they are for! They are powerful effective tools and will solve the issue at hand! ;)
I very much enjoy the relaxed moderation the list owners bring to this list and for the most part, enjoy reading much of what is posted! Not trying to be an A__, just do not like freedoms taken away. Have a great day! Best! Jim Wooddell On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 7:03 AM, Bob Loeffler <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jim, > > I think Sergei was trying to make a point. :-) There are too many people > on this list who do stray from the topic of meteorites. NASA going after an > ex-astronaut to get an old camera back has NOTHING to do with meteorites. > > Regards, > > Bob > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim > Wooddell > Sent: Monday, July 04, 2011 1:43 PM > To: Sergei Schmalz > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] Offtopic Filter > > Sergei, > > Most email clients, both online and computer based, such as Outlook, > etc. have just what you ask for. You might try looking at your own > filters. > > Cheers, > > Jim Wooddell > > > On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 11:28 AM, Sergei Schmalz <[email protected]> wrote: >> Greetings! >> >> Please, could we have a filter, which, when switched on for a particular > subscribed user, would filter out all offtopic non-meteorite messages > (marked, say, by OT)? It's becoming a big daily burden to have to delete > manually or even look through all these massive offtopic messages coming > into my email box. Come on, I really dont have a need of NASA suing someone > for a camera or Crabs out there on a METEORITE list! There's a plenty of > other astronomy discussion boards and lists for that purpose. >> >> Thank you. >> >> With best regards >> Sergei Schmalz >> ______________________________________________ >> Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html >> Meteorite-list mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list >> > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1388 / Virus Database: 1516/3743 - Release Date: 07/04/11 > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > [email protected] > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list [email protected] http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
