Re: Users replying to digest rather than starting a new thread
On 2018-02-13 09:31, Dr. David Kirkby wrote: [prior message omitted] There was a discussion about this on the HP/Agilent Yahoo group a week or two ago. Someone mentioned that some other group he was a member of, anyone that receives the digest was on 'permanent moderation' so if ever they replied to a digest, it would be blocked. If they replied to a non-digest message, the moderator would let it pass. This does not seem unreasonable to me, because it inconveniences a lot of people to have a subject such as the month of the digest, rather than something more specific. Dave Seems very reasonable, but for me personally, it doesn't matter: I delete ALL messages (no matter what the forum) that have a subject of a "digest". Aside from being thoughtless, self-centered, and clueless, replies to digests are INHERENTLY STUPID: By the very nature of digests, they usually don't include the more recent messages on a topic. As a result, any reply usually duplicates ideas (eg, solutions) in later messages (that weren't included in the digest). My advice? Disable digests, & explain to new users why the subject line is important if one gets a lot of eMail. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
RE: Users replying to digest rather than starting a new thread
Actually – better idea: Can the digest produce a hyperlink at the end of each topic that is titled “Reply to this thread”. The hyperlink would be a standard “mailto:” hyper link that sets up an email to this user thread with the subject line of the thread. Would make it extremely easy to reply to a digest (and harder to do it wrong!). Should be possible making the link address ‘mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org?subject=Previous subject string’. Just don’t know if it is possible with mailman. Thanks and regards, Matt From: Matt Graham<mailto:matt_graham2...@hotmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, 14 February 2018 8:44 AM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org<mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> Subject: RE: Users replying to digest rather than starting a new thread No worries Liz, I was thinking how off-putting it must be for a new user receiving messages from other users saying “Don’t post like that!!!” My next idea would be for the server to automatically change the subject line to ‘ “Question from “ + User Name’ whenever someone replies straight to a digest. Happy for no change though – just means we’ll probably still keep getting people replying to the digests like this. Ultimately, it isn’t a big issue, and if there is no easy way to fix it, we can just work with it. Thanks and regards, Matt From: Liz<mailto:ed...@billiau.net> Sent: Tuesday, 13 February 2018 5:49 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org<mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> Subject: Re: Users replying to digest rather than starting a new thread On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 05:29:13 + Matt Graham wrote: > Probably stupid question – is there a way to set rules on the > gnucash-user account? > > Ie anytime someone sends an email that starts with “Re gnucash-user > Digest”, the system rejects their email with a response along the > lines of “Please do not reply to the digest without changing the > subject line. Start a new email with the subject line the same as the > topic you wish to respond to.” > > Thanks and regards, > > Matt I'm not aware of a place to put such an option. I wouldn't like to get such an email if I was a new user with a question related to a topic on the digest, and I'm not in favour of making such a change. Liz Moderator ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.gnucash.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fgnucash-user&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3bc50f9d260146db808108d572adf749%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636541013856348160&sdata=LlRjzoHtVNrz9j%2F7VNrpqsDV462KPt1IwcpHzsGiqIA%3D&reserved=0 If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gnucash.org%2Fwiki%2FMailing_Lists&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3bc50f9d260146db808108d572adf749%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636541013856348160&sdata=%2FTKZ8ySMJ%2Fh%2FCWMgXKfOhu6hSdJekV8lqVUxs5C5sHU%3D&reserved=0 for more information. - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.gnucash.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fgnucash-user&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ccff2ecdae28a40e0f9e608d5732afc43%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636541550805828852&sdata=zcx0b%2B6m23MlsWOO69EeJpws6RAK5Mu5uudSF60Kq1c%3D&reserved=0 If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gnucash.org%2Fwiki%2FMailing_Lists&data=02%7C01%7C%7Ccff2ecdae28a40e0f9e608d5732afc43%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636541550805828852&sdata=I2tONWBr9smRjtkhn%2F4KjAsMs6%2FRYXCYquFRzvV9HpE%3D&reserved=0 for more information. - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
RE: Users replying to digest rather than starting a new thread
No worries Liz, I was thinking how off-putting it must be for a new user receiving messages from other users saying “Don’t post like that!!!” My next idea would be for the server to automatically change the subject line to ‘ “Question from “ + User Name’ whenever someone replies straight to a digest. Happy for no change though – just means we’ll probably still keep getting people replying to the digests like this. Ultimately, it isn’t a big issue, and if there is no easy way to fix it, we can just work with it. Thanks and regards, Matt From: Liz<mailto:ed...@billiau.net> Sent: Tuesday, 13 February 2018 5:49 PM To: gnucash-user@gnucash.org<mailto:gnucash-user@gnucash.org> Subject: Re: Users replying to digest rather than starting a new thread On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 05:29:13 + Matt Graham wrote: > Probably stupid question – is there a way to set rules on the > gnucash-user account? > > Ie anytime someone sends an email that starts with “Re gnucash-user > Digest”, the system rejects their email with a response along the > lines of “Please do not reply to the digest without changing the > subject line. Start a new email with the subject line the same as the > topic you wish to respond to.” > > Thanks and regards, > > Matt I'm not aware of a place to put such an option. I wouldn't like to get such an email if I was a new user with a question related to a topic on the digest, and I'm not in favour of making such a change. Liz Moderator ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Flists.gnucash.org%2Fmailman%2Flistinfo%2Fgnucash-user&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3bc50f9d260146db808108d572adf749%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636541013856348160&sdata=LlRjzoHtVNrz9j%2F7VNrpqsDV462KPt1IwcpHzsGiqIA%3D&reserved=0 If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwiki.gnucash.org%2Fwiki%2FMailing_Lists&data=02%7C01%7C%7C3bc50f9d260146db808108d572adf749%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C636541013856348160&sdata=%2FTKZ8ySMJ%2Fh%2FCWMgXKfOhu6hSdJekV8lqVUxs5C5sHU%3D&reserved=0 for more information. - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
Re: Users replying to digest rather than starting a new thread
On 11 February 2018 at 05:29, Matt Graham wrote: > Probably stupid question – is there a way to set rules on the gnucash-user > account? > > Ie anytime someone sends an email that starts with “Re gnucash-user > Digest”, the system rejects their email with a response along the lines of > “Please do not reply to the digest without changing the subject line. Start > a new email with the subject line the same as the topic you wish to respond > to.” > > Thanks and regards, > > Matt > There was a discussion about this on the HP/Agilent Yahoo group a week or two ago. Someone mentioned that some other group he was a member of, anyone that receives the digest was on 'permanent moderation' so if ever they replied to a digest, it would be blocked. If they replied to a non-digest message, the moderator would let it pass. This does not seem unreasonable to me, because it inconveniences a lot of people to have a subject such as the month of the digest, rather than something more specific. Dave ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
Re: Users replying to digest rather than starting a new thread
On Sun, 11 Feb 2018 05:29:13 + Matt Graham wrote: > Probably stupid question – is there a way to set rules on the > gnucash-user account? > > Ie anytime someone sends an email that starts with “Re gnucash-user > Digest”, the system rejects their email with a response along the > lines of “Please do not reply to the digest without changing the > subject line. Start a new email with the subject line the same as the > topic you wish to respond to.” > > Thanks and regards, > > Matt I'm not aware of a place to put such an option. I wouldn't like to get such an email if I was a new user with a question related to a topic on the digest, and I'm not in favour of making such a change. Liz Moderator ___ gnucash-user mailing list gnucash-user@gnucash.org To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. - Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.