i can't imagine an e-mail that missed the point more. thanks for following
my statement that "[the digest] is still a more desirable option than
getting each post as an individual message" with the fantastic insight
"[t]hen don't use the digest. Set up another email account just for IDM or
other newsgroups." i'm presuming you're implying that after i do that i will
be fine using the non-digest version of this list. i do in fact use this
account _only_ for mailing lists, and i'm certain that switching from digest
would only increase the frustration i feel reading this list most times.
is there any way you could answer the question though:
what is the problem with posting a url that referrences a playlist or for
sale list? why is this such a big problem, or any problem for that matter?
yeah, damn it's annoying that you don't like 60% of the conversations that
go on here. but guess what? i'm not responsible for those posts (aside from
the one you're replying to obviously). there aren't many people who post
playlists, and their list output is quite large compared to other list
members.
each of us can only positively affect the output of this list by increasing
the quality of what they submit, and i would hope that some of us have at
least a small interest in not pissing other list members off. especially
since it's not hard to do.
cheers
quoted 40 lines From: "Ron Jeremy" <galactic_funk@hotmail.com>
>From: "Ron Jeremy" <galactic_funk@hotmail.com>
>To: paelon@hotmail.com, idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: [idm] re: the whole playlist flap
>Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 17:52:01 -0800
>
>HELIX: "Once again, the digest does not let you delete individual messages.
>All you can do is scroll through once you see there is a message you don't
>want to read. You may think this is trivial, but scrolling through 5 pages
>of playlists a day is rather annoying. The digest is a horrible mess to
>look at, but it is still a more desirable option than getting each post as
>an individual message."
>
>
>RJ: Then don't use the digest. Set up another email account just for IDM or
>other newsgroups.
>
>
>HELIX : "Nobody has really addressed the problem with posting a link to a
>webpage which contains for sale and playlist stuff."
>
>RJ: Those are just minor problems aren't they. What a bunch of picky
>bitches we have on this list? :) haha
>
>HELIX: "They've merely said "delete the extra posts you whiner".
>
>RJ: That's what most of us have to do anyway. Open up your mailbox and dump
>all the subjects that look boring.
>
>HELIX: Well deleting the extra posts doesn't work well for digest members,
>which this guy clearly states he is.
>
>RJ: I guess those are the trade offs
>
>HELIX: I understand the want to post playlists and for sale lists to the
>idm mailing list, it's causing a non-trivial inconvenience for many digest
>members.
>
>RJ: So do a lot of other threads. I would love to be interested in 60% of
>the conversation, but I'm not. I use the trusty old delete button
>
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