Re: A Compromise

From: "Keith Mears" <kthulu@COMTECK.COM>
To: <CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM>
Date: Thu
12 Jul 2001 21:02:19 -0500

So as I said, you want the OTHER 509 people on this list to write our posts conforming to YOUR standards.

Well, I can't speak for anyone else, but as far as I'm concerned, not gonna happen. For me, it isn't a matter of courtesy. I have no problem complying with a rule that is established by Wind-Up, or by Ed Kiang, but when it's a "suggestion" coming from a disgruntled list MEMBER, it kinda goes in one ear and out the other.

----- Original Message -----

From: Mad4creedsmbs@AOL.COM

To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM

Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 8:51 PM

Subject: Re: A Compromise

I'm responding to this now because I never got your original post...only saw
it because Ross responded to it.

As for deleting entire threads...that would work if people bothered to change
the subject lines...for example, the "I spent two hours with Scott" thread
has been dissected into at least three or four different conversations...some
of which I am interested in, some of which I am not. In order to figure out
which is which, I have to open the post, read the first couple of lines and
then decide if it's one of the ones I am interested in or if I want to delete
it.

I am a fairly intelligent person and I can figure out how to sort mail and
how to delete threads I am not interested in. However, lately my ESP has
been failing so, when people are not courteous enough to change the subject
line, I must open the post to know if I want to delete it.

I hope this detailed explanation has cleared up your confusion.

-Mad