Um, just to set the record straight, I have never unsubbed anyone for being an ass, so don't think I'm sitting around waiting for you to screw up so I can nuke you.
Carry on, then, Doug At 10:01 AM 4/11/02 +0100, you wrote: >Taka, > >Email lists come in different flavours. There are: > >1. Unmoderated. >2. Slightly moderated. >3. Very moderated. >4. Highly moderated. >5. And then there's the Powerlist, but that's another story. > >I belong to three lists. One is so well moderated that you can't even >post stuff for sale with a 'FS' at the front of the subject line. There >is an army of listmoms and they'll unsubscribe you if you even think of >an off-topic word in your post. It's a very active list. > >Another is so-so. There is one list moderator and he vets the posts (only >20 or so a day, admittedly). But he's not totally strict, only moderating >when it's obvious things have run there course. He removes excessive >signatures with advertising, including mine (that follows this email - >and he's a Mac man too!) so it's a tidy list. But fun. > >Then there's the PDML. It has a great atmosphere. As Graywolf has written >(very well, too) it can be a little brash here from time to time, but >that is the nature of a very slightly moderated list. Doug Brewer walks >very softly, but boy he carroes a big stick. Hardly anybody gets >unsubbed, but it happens. > >Now, I don't mean to be patronising, and forgive me if I come across that >way, but: > >with a list like this, it requires a little more work on behalf of the >subscriber. What you have to do is set up a filtering system on your >email application. If you don't like to read a thread, what you do is set >it to go straight into your deleted folder. Most call this a 'kill file'. >This way, amazingly, your eyes are not molested by the spurious >blitherings of Off-Topic Ranting. Yes, it's a free world my friend, and >with some things there is a price to pay. With this list, it's a very >free exchange of information and ideas, usually with a Pentax-related >issue <g>, but to get that uncensored, unmodified free excahnge of ideas, >you have to be prepared to wade through stuff you aren't the slightest >bit interested in. > >Hey, I get the digest version and *I* have to scroll through Gigabytes of >irrelevant text - sometimes - but actually quite rarely. > >Without wanting to sound harsh - use the delete button, or subscribe in >digest mode, or unsubscribe. But if you do hang around, and I would >highly recommend it, be prepared for some interesting debate and exchange >on Pentax, photography, and.....anything! > >Best, > >Cotty - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
