I guess I will have to Unsub, because the way I was raised, when somebody helps you, you say "Thank You"..... Sorry, Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "Byard Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 22, 2005 4:23 PM Subject: [VFB] List etiquette... > > Hi VFBers... > > List traffic has grown quite a bit lately so I thought I'd offer up > some basic VFB List Etiquette suggestions before it exponentially > gets out of hand. > > Very simply... > > Firstly, we all no better than to flame someone publicly...and you > are all to be commended for following this rule of thumb. It is > rarely a problem. > > Secondly, NO advertising is allowed on this list. Now the specific > rule states that no advertisements are allowed if you may have > financial gains. But think about it for a minute. This list is > financially supported by Line's End...not by Cabelas...not by Bass > Pro...not by Hunters...not by eBay. None of those other companies > offer any support to the VFB List. They don't pay for advertising > space, so they don't deserve advertising space. There has been way > too many of these mentions/links/ads lately and they make me mad! I > would very much like to see them end! > > Now to a touchier subject. Each VFB post is not a personal email to > "you". To that end it is not necessary for "you" to reply to each and > every post. Maybe a resident VFB statistician can jump in here and > tell us what the result would be if all 500 members subscribed to > this philosophy. Please be aware that each and every post that you > make is going out to 500+ VFB subscribers. Typically a good > percentage of those are uninterested in learning that "you" agree > with a certain concept that has recently been presented. There is no > room here for posts that fit the "me too", "thanks for the reply", "I > agree" type responses. If you really feel compelled to comment in > those terms, please respond directly to the sender and not to the > list. > > A good rule of thumb is...before hitting the send key, ask > yourself...do the other 500 VFBers really want to hear this...is it > important? By all means reply onlist if you are offering a different > view on a subject, but to just say "I agree" or "thanks" just > increases list traffic unnecessarily. > > Finally, paid memberships keep this forum rolling. There are over 500 > subscribers to this list...currently there are 47 paid up > members...that's less than 10%...that's sad! If you have been on here > for more than a couple of months and enjoy the daily exchange than > you should seriously consider offering some financial support by > becoming a paid VFB Member so that the list can continue. I can only > subsidize so much. > > This message is not directed at any one individual...we go through > transitions all the time. My intent is only to keep the list focused > and to insure that it remains active for many years to come. > > keep tyin'...byard > > > -- > > Byard Miller > Virtual Flybox <http://www.virtualflybox.com>
