List, Because of certain off- and on-List comments, I feel it's necessary to clarify the rule recently instituted regarding a weekly maximum of posts permitted.
As I wrote when I earlier introduced the limit on daily posts, the weekly rule is being introduced as an *experiment* to see if it might help improve List discussion and, principally, to encourage those who post quite often, to consider posting less often. Today I received an off List email questioning the new rule, but which also points to the purpose of the weekly limit as we see it. The email was written to voice this person's " concern that a 7 post max feels a little too limiting of a solution, especially if there is a productive conversation. I hope I am wrong about this and that the new rule does improve the quality of discussion by making members consider if their response is necessary or productive before posting." That is the experiment in a nutshell: will the new rule "improve the quality of discussion by making members consider if their response is necessary or productive before posting." If either of the rules prove "too limiting," Ben and I will reconsider it. On another point of confusion regarding the weekly limit: The limit of 7 posts per week does *not* mean that one is limited to only one post a day, but that *the total number of posts should not exceed 7*. This means that the daily rule is still in effect, so that 2 posts (or even 3 posts if one is replying to a post someone responded to that day) are quite acceptable on any given day. Should you have any questions about or suggestions regarding the two posting rules please feel free to contact me off-List. Best. Gary Richmond (Peirce-L moderator and co-manager of it and Arisbe with Ben Udell) On Fri, Nov 7, 2025 at 10:27 AM Gary Richmond <[email protected]> wrote: > List, > > Ben Udell and I looked at the frequency of posts per week for the month of > October and discovered, perhaps unsurprisingly, that the most frequent > posters by far were Jon, Edwina, and me. > > We have decided to put a weekly posting limit rule into effect which we > consider reasonable, and which shouldn't affect most Peirce-L active > participants whatsoever. The daily posting rule remains in effect. > > Weekly posting rule: Beginning the week of November 9 the weekly limit of > posts will be 7, so averaging 1 per day. > > Best, > > Gary Richmond (Peirce-L moderator and co-manager of it and Arisbe with Ben > Udell) > > > >
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