[PRCo] Re: Messages

Fred W. Schneider III fschnei at supernet.com
Tue Jun 12 16:42:34 EDT 2001


You asked for a response.  Mine is, there must be something else out
there in this world that is interesting beside routes 46 and 49. Get a
life. 

John F Bromley wrote:
> 
> I agree, so many awaited me this morning that most were dumped without
> reading, most from Jim and responses to all those (sorry, don't mean to be
> nasty to insomniacs - can't you just put it in ONE message?).  Also, it is
> so easy to just use the "reply" button that everyone sends the original
> messages back and forth nuymerous times, each getting more fragmented by >>>
> all the time, to the point where it is tough to understand what the response
> is to.
> 
> I do this as well (slap, ow, that hurt).  Maybe we should not allow use of
> the "reply" key but insist everything start off with a new message and make
> people type in the subject.  I know that will discourage me slightly.
> 
> What think ye all?
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Edward H. Lybarger" <twg at pulsenet.com>
> To: <pittsburgh-railways at dementia.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 11:15 AM
> Subject: [PRCo] Messages
> 
> >
> > I have processed more than 100 messages on this list since arriving in my
> > office at about 9:15 this morning.  I last cleaned off my server from home
> > last evening about 7:15 (and there was a plentitude then, as well).  The
> > fact is that I simply do not have time to look at all this mail, let alone
> > read it in detail and respond intelligently.  Much as I dislike to admit
> it,
> > most all of it is now being unceremoniously deleted without my glancing at
> > it to even see if I can answer something.
> >
> > I'm going away for two weeks soon.  Will there be 1400 messages waiting
> when
> > I get back?  Or should I just unsubscribe now?
> >
> > The point, of course, is "Can we get this all back into the realm of
> > reason?"
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Ed
> >
> >




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