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}List - 200 in one week? That's about 20 per day! I admit I wasn't
aware of that many.
What seems to happen is that list members are involved in only a few
but not all discussions. With most topics, there can be a great deal
of discussion among just a few participants - if I myself don't
participate then I simply delete them - even without reading if it's
a topic outside of my focus.
That would be my suggestion for the 'many posts'. I'm on other lists
and the same thing happens; a few participants get into a topic in
depth. If it's outside of my focus or I can't participate for various
reasons - I simply delete.
Edwina
On Sun 11/02/18 11:45 PM , Gary Richmond gary.richm...@gmail.com
sent:
John, List,
John Sowa wrote: "Since the beginning of February, there have been
over 200 emailson Peirce-L."
Thanks, John, for seconding my idea that it might be important--and
even valuable--for very active participants in the forum to make an
attempt to reduce the frequency of their postings.
I would hope that John's observing that there have "over 200 emails"
on the list in February--and we haven't yet reached the middle of the
month!--ought suggest to all that there may have been of late an all
too rapid exchange of messages to Peirce-l from a very few
participants. And I can't imagine that I am the only reader of these
many posts who has noticed that there has been quite a bit of, shall
we say, redundancy of content of some (many?) posts.
I hope that I've made it clear that I do not want in any way to
inhibit participation on the list. But there ought to be a way in
which frequent contributors to our forum might find their way to
practicing some additional self-discipline as to frequency of
posting.
Again, as I first wrote:
GR: I would like to suggest that frequent contributors to
discussions consider holding off on at least some responses
(especially when they are but a sentence or three), posting fewer but
perhaps somewhat longer messages. The benefit--besides there being
fewer postings--could be that such an approach might allow for more
time for additional thoughtful reflection on the matter(s) under
consideration (and not only for active contributors) .
In short, such self-discipline could possibly benefit all of us:
participants and lurkers.
Best,
Gary Richmond (writing as list moderator)
Gary RichmondPhilosophy and Critical ThinkingCommunication Studies
LaGuardia College of the City University of New York718 482-5690
On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 11:06 PM, John F Sowa wrote:
On 2/10/2018 2:05 PM, Gary Richmond wrote:
I have recently received a few complaints and two requests to
be removed from the list (I'm not certain if or how many have
unsubscribed themselves) because of "too many emails," and as
list moderator that naturally concerns me.
Since the beginning of February, there have been over 200 emails
on Peirce-L. I've been tied up with other work and have only
had a chance to sample a few snowflakes in this storm.
Fortunately, I direct all Peirce-L notes to a special folder,
where they can pile up undisturbed. I don't want to block
anybody's "way of inquiry", but I second Gary's concerns.
John
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