List -- Welcome to 2020, the 20th year of time-nuts! A few comments...
(1) moderation
You may have noticed that we recently turned off time-nuts list
'moderation'. We do this now and then. It means postings now immediately
go to the entire group and archives without human review or delay [1].
So be extra careful about what you post, and also to whom, and how
often. When the list is 'open' like this you may see an increase in
posting mistakes, such as html mix-ups, suspect URLs, private email sent
to a public list, off-topic postings, blank postings, duplicate
postings, or admin questions.
(2) reply-to
In recent years we have seen issues with how some email clients handle
replies. Before you hit 'send', double check the To: and Cc: lines to
make sure there is only one recipient. That recipient should be
'[email protected]'. Any other combination of addresses is likely
a mistake.
If you do intend to reply to just one person in private, make sure their
personal email address is in the To: line. Watch out for names like
"John Doe via time-nuts". That's a pseudo name that expands to the
entire mailing list; it is not actually their personal email address.
(3) signal-to-noise-ratio
As always on time-nuts, good questions *specifically related to precise
time & frequency* are always welcome, especially from newcomers [2]. The
list works best when replies are based on one's solid experience or
links to technical articles or actual experimentation, rather than
guesses or quick off-the-cuff comments. The list breaks down when
threads veer off-topic, or when time-nuts acts like social media, or
when the sheer volume of postings pushes people away. Please do your
part to keep the SNR very high on this list.
List administrative questions or comments should go directly to John
([email protected]) or Tom ([email protected]) rather than to the entire
1800-member list.
Thanks,
/tvb
[1] Some postings are still temporarily held for manual review:
attachments over 1 MB (to prevent big mistakes), first-time posters (to
detect spam), or members with persistent off-topic or email client issues.
[2] An introduction to time-nuts and helpful T&F links:
http://leapsecond.com/time-nuts.htm
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