Everyone, ok I'm piping up as one who really doesn't care one way or the other on this. I have all Texas Cavers email go into a folder on my yahoo account, just for this reason. That said I agree that alot of the replies really seem more like attention grabbing than having any real value. Yes, we're a clever bunch, and we love to have fun. There should be a nice balance inbetween the ME TO ME TOO posts and the word count. I think we're all adults here....ok atleast in age.....so instead of jumping on Bill or Andy just realize that your action do annoy others on here sometime. I mean give them credit because they did wait until the count go over 20+ emails over 3 days to post about this. I think a word count isn't the answer, but just because you have something clever to say doesn't mean it's fun for everyone. I'd say leave that type of stuff for facebook. As any one on my friends list will tell you I enjoy quips more than most.
So again I'm not saying shut up, just saying respect others on this list, otherwise what will happen is this list will become useless and people will stop checking it or posting trips on it. That is my skin in this game if you're wondering why i decided to post. Matt Turner "It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it." - Aristotle "Empty pockets never held anyone back.Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that."- Norman Vincent Peale ________________________________ From: Charles Goldsmith <[email protected]> To: Cavetex <[email protected]> Cc: Brian Riordan <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, August 27, 2009 10:22:26 AM Subject: Re: [Texascavers] delete button Then there are the messages that people are going to ramble in, to get their word count up high enough, and it will be pointless (or more so than before) and now instead of me just reading a 1 line reply and deleting, I have to sifter through a few paragraphs, looking for the meat of the message and the real reply. I'm not chastising Brian, Bill Mixon or anyone else. If Bill wants to have 100+ words in every reply, that's his right. It's also Brian's right to ramble. As well, it's also Heather's right to reply with 1 word. We do have a few rules on the mailing list, review them at http://texascavers.com 100 word minimum is NOT a rule, just a guideline set by one of our respected members. My advice, say it quick, make it to the point, and don't ramble, but that's just me :) Charles list administrator that has been way too busy lately.... On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:23 AM, Brian Riordan<[email protected]> wrote: > All, > > I don't mind so much either way. I firmly believe Gmail is the way to > go- it automatically files responses all together, truncating my inbox > list, and has enough space that I don't care if I have unread messages > (10,860 unread messages and counting). This option, of course, would > drive type A personalities insane, so personality depending: Gmail may > be the perfect answer. > > ... > > To fulfill my word requirements, please feel free to put on a pot for > tea, grab a favorite afghan, kick back and enjoy and excerpt from my > new short story about a young woman struggling with the growing pains > of love on her passage to adulthood: > > "...At first, Laurie couldn’t decide which kind of tea she wanted. The > chamomile, which used to be her favorite for lazy evenings at home, > now reminded her too much of Carl, who once said, in happier times, > that he liked chamomile. But she felt she must now, at all costs, keep > her mind off Carl. His possessiveness was suffocating, and if she > thought about him too much her asthma started acting up again. So > chamomile was out of the question..." > > Warm Regards, > -Brian > > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Ed Alexander<[email protected]> wrote: >> Ah, the word police have appeared, and in this case I support them fully. >> Thanks for the words Bill. >> >> >> Mixon Bill wrote: >>> >>> I have a delete button like everybody else, but it nevertheless takes a >>> while to delete forty new Texas Cavers list messages that are ten words >>> each. And those worthless little "Me either" messages must be a real pain to >>> those who monitor their e-mail messages frequently or are pestered by their >>> cell phones every time one arrives. At least I see my e-mail only when I >>> tell my computer to fetch it. >>> >>> If you don't have at least a couple of complete sentences of new and >>> interesting material to add, how about not replying, or replying only to the >>> original sender? How about a 100-word minimum? (This message is one hundred >>> seventeen words.)-- Mixon --------------------------------------------------------------------- Visit our website: http://texascavers.com To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
