I too like to see the Fly Swap info on the board. Although I delete much of it I like to see how some of the other swaps are going. So between Bill and I that makes 4 cents worth. : )
Jim "Troutman" ----- Original Message ----- From: Bill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:32 AM Subject: RE: [VFB] DO SWAPS OFF LIST was "DEAD VFB LIST" > Shay, I disagree I think that Fly Swap stuff falls well within the > parameters of this list. If we narrow down our topics too much or disallow > fly fishing banter it will no longer be the fun list that it is. My $0.02... > > Bill > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ed Engelman/Sue > Atkinson > Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 11:16 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [VFB] DO SWAPS OFF LIST was "DEAD VFB LIST" > > > When good swaps go bad, the first question from everyone is, "Did the > swapmiester communicate with everyone?" > > As a swapmiester I feel that I may have list support for dropping one or > two people who are way past deadline with no flies mailed or communication > WHEN the list is aware that I have indeed been sending out updates. > > I don't post every update, but I feel that I owe it to the list to post a > few throughout the swap. > > Ed > > > At 11:11 AM 4/3/02, you wrote: > >I generally use the list for my updates, I think there are people out there > >who are interested in swaps they aren't and like to see how they work. I > >keep my individual replies offlist as much as possible. But I think it's > >great for all to read that flies arrived safely and in the case of really > >great swaps the comments of the swappers. I know it makes for a few extra > >emails, but think of it this way, what happens if there is a very special > >fly that you want to tie, can't find the instructions and you missed it > >because it was off list. Dan Gober > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Jimmy D. Moore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 9:36 AM > >Subject: [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. > > > > > > JIMMY > > > **************************************************************** > > > > > > "Shay L." wrote: > > > > > > > Maybe it would be a good idea if we keep most of the swap riff-raff > off > > > > list? > > > > Just an idea.. > > > > Shay > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
