"Dominic A. V. Amann" wrote:
>
> Although I like mailing lists, I am beginning to see a pattern.
> A list becomes useful at around 5-20 daily contributions. At
> around 30+, I glaze over and skip tons of stuff, wishing it
> would end already. modperl is well over that limit, and I now
> have to unsubscribe just to keep my day productive. Also, I
> perceive that signal to noise is diminishing with increasing
> size.
>
> Perhaps it is time to further specialize the list into
> sub-topics?
Hrmm, rather than divide the list I think it is better to develop
advanced scan-and-delete techniques for mailing lists. I filter all
mod_perl mail into one folder. Anything about modules that I don't care
about, like Embperl, ASP, and Mason goes straight into the trash bin.
Anything that mentions Apache::Session goes to a special folder. All
other mails get their subjects read but little else.
Another advantage of this method is that I can deal with mod_perl email
one a weekly or even monthly basis, instead of daily. Notice how Doug
MacEachern uses this list. He posts about 50 messages at once, but
infrequently.
In any case, I think you can deal with it on your end without reducing
the value of the list for rank newbies.
Regards,
Jeffrey