>I am seriously considering making this list digest only. It is my
>contention that doing so might cut down on a lot of the useless banter
>that does little more than aggravate those looking for real information.
>A drastic step, to be sure, as in the old days the useless banter was a
>big part of the charm and appeal of this very forum. But the volume is
>getting to be overwhelming, and I can't think of any other options at the
>moment that would maintain the intent of the list and improve things.
Perhaps it would help to define the problem. Pardon me for being
ignorant, but aside from a political diatribe which I didn't see, I
can't find a severe problem. However, I only resubscribed about a week
ago.
There have been a large number of messages. Paint colours, in
particular, seem to generate much heat, but little light. Miata
discussions seem to have a similar property [Mommy, he used the
M-word! :-)] This has always been true.
For handling the mail volume, there are some alternatives.
first (and best?) have the news admin unpack the mail list into a local
newsgroup, like alt.sex.british-cars, and use TRN to sort through it.
I don't have it here, but did at my last site. Works great!
I have also been told that mush will handle the sortification of
incoming mail messages. Source should be on the way and I will let
interested parties know how that works (unless someone's already done
it).
There are solutions, including some measure of self discipline.
Just my 2 pence.
Dave Ambrose
"Those who know me well, usually deny it."
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