Yeah to everything you said. It's beyond me why people can't just
ignore or delete what they're not interested in. Like you, i get list
emails sent to a dedicated, threaded mailbox. I skim about 1/10th of
the posts, read for real about 1/4 of the ones I skim, and
automatically delete emails from those I find obnoxious. I'm sure I'd
do the same on any list. It's no surprise to me that others' opinions/
tastes/ideas aren't identical to mine.
Maggie
On Jul 28, 2007, at 9:43 PM, David Toccafondi wrote:
I'm surprised this is such a big deal. And I'm not sure what
constitutes "bad traffic" other than outright spam. I've been
reading this listserv for at least the past 6 years, and i've never
seen it as a problem. I set up a separate email account for the
lists I subscribe to so that my main account doesn't get
overwhelmed, and I use Gmail, which does a great job of threading
the conversations to make everything much easier to keep track of.
When my life gets too busy, I just don't read it for a while. If a
topic gets posted that I'm not interested in, I ignore it. If
someone keeps being obnoxious on the list, I ignore the emails from
that person. If there's spam (and I really haven't been aware of
spam on this list), gmail automatically filters it into my spam
folder or I just delete it. Yes, there are posts which I don't
like, but so what? That's life, isn't! it?
I think it's really useful to have a single place where everyone
can post. Having multiple lists ultimately just waters everything
down and makes it harder for everyone to get a clear and complete
picture of what's happening in the neighborhood. Given that
everyone who reads the list can simply delete or ignore what
they're not interested in means that there's no reason this list
can't be different things for different people. For some people
it's an opportunity to discuss local politics. For others, it's a
place to announce events. For others, it's a place to complain. I
thought the idea was that this was essentially an online community
that reflected the opinions and interests and needs of the physical
community of West Philadelphia.
dave
On 7/28/07, B Andersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I'm tired of the bad traffic here on the listserve, and I know I'm
not the only one. I propose we meet in person to discuss one (or
more) of five options:
*Develop rules and guidelines (and allow moderation)
*Migrate to psfni
*start an alternate group
*Move to a BB like Phillyblog
*leave things as they are
