I like that part! A conversation circles the globe progressively. I do batches and I hold some things until I see what came after. That means those come out all at once (which they can anyhow if I let posts accumulate in my outbox while I am processing my inbox).
I do that even more as I become more practiced. Other things it is clear they can be replied to at once. I don't lump, especially across threads, and because some of our threads don't stay focused on the subject, there is a problem about where to place a composite response in the threading. It is well-known that I am thread-challenged as it is. But fundamentally, I enjoy the global cycle. When I work the lists periodically as a break from other work, it is thrilling. If I stay glued to the send/receive button, not so much. - Dennis -----Original Message----- From: drew [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 15:35 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Observations and a suggestion on posts and timezones On Tue, 2011-09-06 at 18:28 -0400, Rob Weir wrote: > Recently, my day has looked like this: > > I wake up, check my email, get a flurry of new posts from project > members in Europe. Since I'm reading them all at once, I naturally > respond to them all at once. > > This of course causes everyone in Europe to get a flurry if emails from me. > > A few hours later, Dennis, out in Seattle, wakes up, reads his email > and sees a bunch of emails from me, responding to a bunch of emails > from Europe. Like me (presumably), he reads them all at once and > responds. > > Then, at the end of my afternoon, Jean, in Australia, wakes up, checks > her email, and sees a mess, and starts responding. Presumably those > in Europe see these posts, plus any late posts from Dennis, a few > hours later, and then we repeat. > > I assume this perception is not mine alone, and happens to others, in > different orderings, depending on your time zone. > > We can't repeal timezones, of course. ROFL - welcome to OpenOffice.org and the global village...it's a challenge isn't it. <snip> Best wishes, //drew
