>Jimmy, >you are right. During the sign up period a swapmaster has to make noise on >the list in order to get participants involved. It could be observed on this >list. Swapmaster who put regular updates on the list with the roster of tyer >and their pattern were able to create a large list very fast. And >swapmaster, who posted only 2 or 3 short notes without the list of >participants very often were unable to get a full list. Best examples are >the big midge swap and Denis Bankers 1 and 2 swap. >What we do not need to have on the list are the short messages: Are my flies >in? Yes, received them!, no, will asked the clerk in the post shop.... >What I like to see are 'final statements', e.g. The swap 'Orange Flies' is >finished, we came out with .... whatever. Recipes on the webpage... As the >swap was born on this list, it should be finished here on the list. It is >also good for the novice swappers to see how everything works. >Just my thoughts >Rene >Germany > >-----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht----- >Von: Jimmy D. Moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >An: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Datum: Mittwoch, 3. April 2002 16:36 >Betreff: [VFB] DO SWAPS OFF LIST was "DEAD VFB LIST" > > >>Shay, Good idea, >> >>However, when you're trying to get people to sign up for a swap it's hard >to do >>without soliciting the list. However, when I get a full swap, I send my >swap >>updates "off list" to the Swap Participants. I think that if everyone >would do >>their updates "off list", there'd be no complaints. Even so, there have >been >>times when I inadvertently responded to a "full swap" question "on list", >>before thinking and I know this happens to others. >
