Im sorry!

mark givens (markeg@hotmail.com)
Sat, 27 Sep 1997 08:46:27 PDT


Dear list:
It seems a fair number( 5 so far) think I post too much. I really
sympathize as I had this same problem on another list with a frequent
poster. I actually wrote worse things than you to tell this kid to knock
off. By way explaining why I thought I was different,let me expalion
that on this there were about 5 people good for 8 or 9 post each. They
insisted on responding to everything and each other. Worse they
kept one thread going on acertain subject for the whole three weeks I
was ther . This, in addition to the other listees. When I looked at the
list in toto, I said I am up to 150 "pieces" a day this list has almost
nothing good and 60 post I wont even read. So i quit. First I told the
offending frequent poster to cool it... with expletives.
Thats why It stings to be seen in the same light. If I have become that
,I will apologize. IF that is. 1 Why
I make small posts - oddly, on the same day I was scored for my posts,
each of the complainers posted more than once. The thing is , small
post with clear topics make it easy to choose what you want to
read. 2. Why my
post come In batches. Maybe you guys read then write ; read then write.
I read all answer some. Then I have my own stuff that i want to comment
on. This causes all my post to come at once. especially if you are not
getting stuff from others. 3 List voulme is off.
Actually this list isnt that busy compared to last may when i came on.
Back then, I was overwhelmed by the amount of stuff there was and
posted less. Now i find that there less. In fact i thought I was doing
a service by coming up with topics passing on rebviews etc tokeep
activity going. On the headz list I am sometimes the only poster on a
list of 35 . Thats why I cc stuff to them so that there will be a digest
that day and the maintainer doesnt give up due to lack of interest. I am
on some list where I havent received posts in months. I was trying to
keep things going somewhat. 4 How do you use email
Basically, what this comes down to is how much email you get and
how you use, or in some cases, pay for it. If you are at work and this
is mixed in with messages from co-workers youn have a point but then
YOU ARE AN EMAIL ABUSER. SO Am i but I put mine on Hotmail to keep it
separate from the other stuff then I steal time on breaks. You
may well see ythis loist a a place that pushes occasional updates to you
about records. I see this a daily community that I visit on breaks or
at the end of the day. Again, this is a difference in conception and
your needs are different than mine.
Conclusion I have
received a wake up call. Since I have been paring down my list
involvements i will take less of a role on this list. I will still
subscribe and post,. But I have less time and I has come to shakeout my
web-involvements after testing many types of lists. I will now post
more to the Headz list and simply monitor this one for news much a I do
some others.

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