Just waded through 800 e-mails. I agree with Hans on this one. Major
Domo lists are different than chat rooms, where quick glib replies are
the norm. List protocol is: when replying to a thread will be only of
interest to the sende,r or to an earlier replier, please do so off list.
This includes such things as thanks, personal questions, or asides.
About 1/4 fell into this category. It takes time to open, scan & digest
each reply - time taken away from other endeavors.
The other thing I noticed in the 800 posts is that the Subject header
rarely matched the content after a reply or so. Don't be afraid to
highlight the Subject field on your reply and change it to a better
title starting with - [VAC] -.
All of the 200 lurkers out there, feel free to share questions,
observations & personal experiences & stories - that's what makes the
list fun and refreshing.
RJ
hans mouritzen wrote:
>
> Hello all fellow Airstreamers. I am a very new member to this site, so
> please don't get offended by my question! I have only received e-mail
> from you for four days, but have during that period received more than
> 200 e-mail. While I have learned a lot and appreciate every letter
> addressed personally to me, I do believe that a great deal of your
> letters are aimed at a specific sender instead of the group as a whole.
> I can only speak for myself, but I do think it would make my daily email
> business a little easier if everybody asked themselves whether this or
> that is of interest to the entire group or not.
> Thank you for your time.
> Hans
