At 10:27 AM 8/24/98 -0400, Camilla Flintermann wrote:
>Dear Bruce-- you really spoke to an important point about the volume of
>list traffic. I know this concerns our "fearless leader", Barb Patterson
>ALL THE TIME and she would MUCH appreciate the sort of restraint you
>propose.
>
>Remember, friends that EVERYTHING you post to the list goes to the
>archives--which were so full the other day as to be unusable!  The "thank
>you Joe", posts, the "me too"s, the multiple responses when there's a
>technical problem with the list,  EVERYTHING!
>
>I'm sure others feel as I do at times that not to reply may be "rude"--but
>is it really necessary for 1600+ people around the world to know that I
>thanked Ms.X?
>
>At times, it has been suggested that the list be divided, with part just
>for serious PD matters, and part for fun and socializing....this has never
>been what was wanted by most members.  But individual restraint, as Bruce
>suggests, would help SO MUCH--ans we who are already here can set an
>example for newbies---
>if we remember NOT to use "reply to the list" for messages that are
>intended for one person, not to be the umpteenth person to complain about
>volume of messages, (which  increases the volume!) not to send attachments,
>or complain about them if  others have already done so---to pay attention
>to the instructions Barb send out, and save for future use, so as not to
>clog the list with commands which can only work if sent to the listserv,
>not copying the entire post we are answering,---I'm sure Barb has other
>suggestions also!
>
>And Bruce, in my Eudora Pro email program I can  just HIGHLIGHT, COPY, and
>then PASTE an address into a new message, which takes about as long as
>hitting "reply", and goes only to one person--surely other mail programs
>can offer this easy option.
>
>Bruce wrote in part:
>>I recently a posted a general request for assistance. I have received the
>>expected and heartening response from List members, whom should now be
>>thanked. It is so much easier to hit Reply & send it off to the entire
>>civilized world than it is to hunt for the person's address & type it in,
>>that that's what     most of us do.  Ad nauseum even, maybe.  But more
>>importantly, it all takes up space on the List and decreases the number of
>>important messages that now can be sent sometimes.
>>SNIPPED
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>>       Camilla Flintermann, CG for Peter, 80/9 <[log in to unmask]>
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>>  http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm  My Home Page
>>i am useing reply to all now when i use re it onyly goes tothat person
like email i agree with bruce,camilla, read mail be for you reply need only
one answers i check to see how many re. so i say they don,t need me. so
barb if i am right please let me know and give me advice.   I.Y.Q.
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