Oh, no worries, I knew you were, but I don't think Bill was... Some people just need to relax :)
Charles On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:30 AM, Brian Riordan<[email protected]> wrote: > Charles, > > I hope it was understood that I was being facetious... > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Charles Goldsmith<[email protected]> > wrote: >> 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 >> >
