The List has been very busy lately and I'm having real trouble keeping up with all the postings, even though they are important to me. Many of the message topics are clearly identified, but some are not. Might I meekly suggest that we all try to identify our topics as clearly as possible to allow readers to focus on those subjects most important to them? It would help me, especially after a weekend to be able to sort throught the postings. I counted 30+ messages dated 7/14 and 20+ already today (7/15). I'm grateful for this wonderful forum. The ideas and support have been fast and furious. In order to accomodate more growth, however, we will need to be careful to make our messages particularly clear in the topic or subject line. Don't be afraid to change the subject line when you respond to a posting. It can be very helpful, especially when the topic starts changing from the original thread.
I tried confining myself to the digest version back in May, but found that I disliked the format, especially since there were long copies of messages and the ever present trailer telling how to get on and off the list (any chance of automatically deleting those in the digest?). Furthermore, the digest seemed to cut out the sender's e-mail address so I couldn't respond directly when I wanted to (I haven't checked to see if this is still an issue). Finally, I started wanting to categorize the messages by subject (testing, other diseases, making CS, etc.) For all these reasons I went back to the regular list, but I spend too much time at it every day and it is starting to get in my way a bit. I haven't figured out how to manage this yet, but clear marking of topics will probably help. Bob Wells
