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262869 Kenneth Stagg <kenneth.stagg@g...> 2017‑08‑14 Re: Concern for the list
On Mon, Aug 14, 2017 at 1:03 PM, William Ghio  wrote:
>
> Me too… Remember when we had to discourage “me too’s” to keep list traffic
down?

Yep, I remember that.  I've been around almost as long as Bill, though
my participation has been spotty for years now (hopefully if my shop
area is ever finished I'll be more active) and I had to admonish some
people about it during a stint as list mom.

I'm not one who works hard to limit my online exposure and I'm OK with
Facebook, but I prefer email lists for hobby/interest based community.
This format makes it easy to pick out a portion of one or more
preceding messages to highlight and/or respond to them.  It also, at
least with continuing encouragement from the list moms (great job,
folks!) to prune quoted text, seems to help us reply thoughtfully
rather than just dashing off a quick note. It's nice that I can come
back to the list from an absence and go back through my email to find
where I left off and pick it up again.  And having the messages in my
Oldtools email folder makes it simple to search through it for
previously posted information.

In the end I'm here not just for information but for the community
we've built - a community centered around tools and methods that many
consider archaic, slow and cumbersome but that we consider more
interesting, restful and simple.  Sort of like the email list that we
use to keep in touch with our friends all over the globe.

-Ken

Recent Bios FAQ