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On 28 Feb 2005 at 10:53, Beckenbach, Jay wrote:
First, we as individual users of the list (either directly or through the digest) control what is in the archives. If we ignore the spam then it takes very little space in the archives and could be edited out if necessary Well, it is possible to edit out individual messages, but it is a tedious and VERY complicated process, and one that the slightest error can (and will) mess up the entire archive indexing scheme. As former list manager, I would not recommend it to Shelly. snip Second, if the archives are of concern (and they should be) then we should all clip our return comments, such as this, to the original e-mail. If we all do these two simple things, then the spam/off-topic problem will become so minor as to be ignorable. So my post here is a plea for a bit of personal restraint and responsibility. Well, over I dunno how many years, I tried to educate members -- and probably got many of them mad at me -- during my tenure as list manager. There are a number of IBCers who appear to be uneducable, many of them, it seems, on RAB where we can do little about it, and virtually ALL the offenders are non-dues- paying users of the list and website. You all know who you are; you've received everything from pleas to threats to get you to snip messages and ignore junk, but you don't do it. Education is LSoft's recommended approach, but it doesn't seem to work very well on the IBC. One of the problems, of course, is that we are continuously getting new members. Another is that "netiquette" (like etiquette in the real world) seems to be one of the more UNimportant things in people's lives these days. Too many folks just don't care how (or if) they offend someone else -- on the internet or on Main Street. For those who have never heard the tern "netiquette," go here -- and OBEY: http://www.albion.com/netiquette/corerules.html Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - Ex everything. ************************************************** ****************************** ++++Sponsored, in part, by Gregory Brenden++++ ************************************************** ****************************** -- The IBC HOME PAGE & FAQ: http://www.internetbonsaiclub.org/ -- +++++ Questions? Help? e-mail +++++ |
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