On 06/01/2005, at 4:24 AM, Matt Morgan wrote:
Shay. Thanks for the explanation, although please forgive me if I
still don't agree with the system and think the reasons are a bit
thin.
Well how about this...
If you like (you = Shay, Onno, Daniel, Matt etc..), we could do an
experiment for
Hi Matt and WAMUGgers, gurus and all
On 7 Jan 2005, at 3:44am, Matthew Healey wrote:
we could do an experiment for a week. I can change the behavior to
reply to the list instead of the person.
I'm certainly no guru Matt but I would still like to add this
observation.
When we set up the
Hi, well, my opinion as someone who has been on the list for many years, and
seen how the old system works, is that this system does work better as Shay
says. Many people hit reply to without thinking where it is going because
they are thinking about the problem they are responding to. Cheers,
Ahhh... There wasn't an answer but for some reason the problem fixed
its-self even though it went on for a few weeks (wasn't a temporary
problem).
It's amazing how many posts can be sparked from 1 question. Haven't
seen the list like this in a while.
I just got back from a holiday down south
On 7/1/05 3:32 PM, Dark Servant [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Ahhh... There wasn't an answer but for some reason the problem fixed
its-self even though it went on for a few weeks (wasn't a temporary
problem).
It's amazing how many posts can be sparked from 1 question. Haven't
seen the list
Hello Everyone
Another idea which might help.
Create a new netiquette page or modify an existing one. Publish it on
the list from time to time (say every 3 months).
Include concise explanations about using and joining the group.
Include messages about the benefits of membership, but keep it
Create a new netiquette page or modify an existing one. Publish it
on the list from time to time (say every 3 months).
This might be of some use, without all the Apple specific stuff though :)
http://discussions.info.apple.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]@.ee6bc80
Have fun,
Shay
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I'm a bit confused about this. Can anyone please explain the reply system?
Surely many off-list replies are sent purely because this odd system
of not being able to reply to the list solely by just hitting reply.
If you reply to all, then you are sending two messages, which I find
Shay. Thanks for the explanation, although please forgive me if I still
don't agree with the system and think the reasons are a bit thin.
Maybe some of us don't have to think too much or carefully about
writing and are perfectly capable of responding or posting correctly
and can actually hold
On Tue, 2005-01-04 at 13:22, Robert Howells wrote:
On 04/01/2005, at 4:35 AM, Peter Sealy wrote:
Often I see a request for help appear on the list for which I think I
would also like to see the answer. Not that I am having the same
problem at that time but because the topic interests me
Onno Benschop wrote:
Often I see a request for help appear on the list for which I think I
would also like to see the answer. Not that I am having the same
problem at that time but because the topic interests me or I think it
may be one to store away for future use. After several days when no
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on Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 09:24:05AM +0800, Paul Kitchener wrote:
A couple of earlier posts on this issue were a little surprising to me.
[Speaking personally...] If the off-list replies are related to the
solution of your problem or are of specific interest to the
I'm a bit confused about this. Can anyone please explain the reply
system?
Surely many off-list replies are sent purely because this odd system of
not being able to reply to the list solely by just hitting reply. If
you reply to all, then you are sending two messages, which I find
In message [EMAIL PROTECTED]
on Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 03:10:23PM +0800, Matt Morgan wrote:
Surely many off-list replies are sent purely because this odd system
of not being able to reply to the list solely by just hitting reply.
Probably true. (But, in the case of the original message that
seems
I don't run Communigate Pro on my servers but I sure wish I did. I
personally consider it to be the Roll's Royce of E-Mail Servers. As a
webmaster I frequent many lists dedicated to running server software and
Communigate Pro is held in the highest regard by every webmaster I know.
Perhaps any
Hi Ruben, et al.
After all the broohaha that post brought about, has there been an answer
yet??
A google search for 'Starcraft Forum' revealed:
http://www.blizzforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12
- Forum for Starcraft, as well as other Blizzard games
http://www.battle.net/forums.shtml
- The
On 05/01/2005, at 3:10 PM, Matt Morgan wrote:
I'm a bit confused about this. Can anyone please explain the reply
system?
Surely many off-list replies are sent purely because this odd system
of not being able to reply to the list solely by just hitting reply.
If you reply to all, then you
On 5 Jan 2005, at 16:58, Robert Howells wrote:
If not perhaps the list does not need to see your message
What an incredibly 'helpful' attitude. Don't ya just love support
forums.
I have a couple of questions on this topic which I consider may be
relevant to several members.
Often I see a request for help appear on the list for which I think I
would also like to see the answer. Not that I am having the same
problem at that time but because the topic interests me or I
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on Tue, Jan 04, 2005 at 07:35:13AM +1100, Peter Sealy wrote:
Is it OK to the list guardians if someone follows up an original
request for help asking to also be included in any answer? Or should
that someone approach the OP directly off list and ask to be copied
On 04/01/2005, at 4:35 AM, Peter Sealy wrote:
I have a couple of questions on this topic which I consider may be
relevant to several members.
Often I see a request for help appear on the list for which I think I
would also like to see the answer. Not that I am having the same
problem at
Since then I have posted a few requests for help and had mixed
responses, the last not even drawing any suggestion from Shay who
believe me I was in awe of at first.
AT First
on 3/1/05 2:28 PM, Malcolm J McCallum at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Since then I have posted a few requests for help and had mixed
responses, the last not even drawing any suggestion from Shay who
believe me I was in awe of at first.
AT First
Hear Hear! I'm still at awe of the
Ahemm J Philippe Chaperon...
On 3 Jan 2005, at 7:25pm, J Philippe Chaperon wrote:
Hope you all had a good Christmas and a New Year.
Time to go back to work unlike some headmaster hailing from the South
... :)
Philippe
I'm not sure if your little barb is aimed at this *poor principal* or
As one of the scary people posting here, I thought I'd add my reply
after a large number of posts to provide my perspective on our little
WAMUG community.
Others have pointed out that you are not alone when you feel your
question going unanswered. As a long-time member of this community I can
On 31/12/2004, at 3:07 AM, Diana Graham Stevens wrote:
Keith Feltham wrote:
Does the archive info not show at the top of emails in your email
program?
Yes Keith it does, but everyone refers to the links on the bottom of
the messages:
eg Rod said A quick search of the archives is
At 5:04 AM +0800 1/1/05, Craig Ringer in WAMUG digest 520 wrote:
I'm not sure its worth having a bunch of people reply on-list to say
I'd love to help, but I don't know, though.
Seconded. There are many tech mailing lists - I subscribe to a few
in my own field - which are spoiled by having
Wow
Thanks for that. I looked for it myself but couldn't find it. I
appreciate the input from the other mac users in regards to my problem
although I don't expect people to make a reply if they don't know an
answer.
I admit that I usually delete a mail straight away if it's something I
know
Hi,
With the issue of no replies to posts being brought up with the RE:
Starcraft Crashing Problem, I have had only one reply to a post and all
other issues I have had no luck finding myself have gone unanswered.
This list does solve a lot of problems without the majority of
subscribers
Hi folks
my little bit. When I first found this list I was amazed, wow, so many
people know so much though things started to become quite clear...
most of the replies came from the same group of people. I thought I
would be terrified to post a question till one day tearing my hair out
I
Well said Yvonne !
To add to this Please remember that the most knowledgeable posters
are most likely PROFESSIONALS
who are donating their time to the list .
They do not have to do it .. and a thank you would be a
minimum
contribution in return.
Alsol ... a short mail to
wyvern wrote:
If an effort was made by all to at least acknowledge postings I think
more people would feel welcome on this list and contribute more.
Please no, this would not help, I cannot think of anything more
frustrating when I have a problem than to be bombarded with replies
saying
Hi Karen,
On Friday, December 31, 2004, at 08:49AM, Karen [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Hi,
With the issue of no replies to posts being brought up with the RE:
Starcraft Crashing Problem, I have had only one reply to a post and all
other issues I have had no luck finding myself have gone
Rod Lavington wrote:
A quick search of the archives is *always* the best place to start
(the link is at the bottom of every message to the WAMUG list).
Maybe the 'links' page on the WAMUG website could be redone, with
links to favourite help sites, such as macosxhints.com. Sometimes
I have tried this over and over but I still get taken to Yahoo where
the messages end in April 2003. It does not matter if I use the link
on the bottom of the message or the one on the Web Site, same
result. I thought it must be some setting or cookie on my computer
but the new iMac does the
Jude wrote:
The new archive is at http://wamug.org.au:8100/Lists/wamug/List.html
No idea where I found this out, but I have it bookmarked now. :)
Thanks Jude. I've bookmarked it too, be nice if they put it on the
bottom of the messages. I can't find it on the Web Site either. Time
for the
On Fri, 2004-12-31 at 08:46, Karen wrote:
Hi,
With the issue of no replies to posts being brought up with the RE:
Starcraft Crashing Problem, I have had only one reply to a post and all
other issues I have had no luck finding myself have gone unanswered.
Yep, I think I've had little
Keith Feltham wrote:
Does the archive info not show at the top of emails in your email program?
Yes Keith it does, but everyone refers to the links on the bottom of
the messages:
eg Rod said A quick search of the archives is *always* the best
place to start (the link is at the bottom of
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