bijan (bijan@caltech.edu)
Wed, 7 Oct 1998 00:22:21 -0700 (PDT)
I'm sorry but I am going to have to disagree a little on this point. To
say that the gig PR stuff takes away from time to live your life detracts
from that fact that it really only takes a fraction of a second to
identify and delete it. This is not a big deal, to my view. I actually
enjoy reading about who is doing what where and when I am in that neck of
the woods I have a chance to go to some pretty good events. In an ideal
world, people would respond to posts from listers when they say they are
going to travel, but that doesn't always happen. I speak from experience.
So making your own connection list goes a long way to plugging you in to
the local scene. It is also pretty exclusionary to have a private list of
people who are given local info, unless the existence of this list is
actively promoted and maintained. I just don't know if there is a
community of people from various parts of the world that would be willing
and consistent enough to make the idea work.
That said, I think that Yvonne, you do need to cut down, if not on
the frequency of your PR posts, then the length of the cc: list. It is
such a drag to have to scroll through it all every time. I think I
am safe in the knowledge that I speak for many of those in the NY area
that receive the multiple copies of it that you send out! Perhaps
you could make use of the bcc: field in your message header ...
peace,
bijan
On Wed, 7 Oct 1998, Gen Kanai wrote:
> At 05:44 PM 10/6/98 +0200, Pirkka wrote:
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> >How do you guys feel about this issue? I don't want to come across as a
> >moody bastard, but the less time we spend staring at unnecessary mail on
> >our computer screens the more we have to enjoy music, life etc..
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> Not at all. I totally second Pirkka's comments. I'd wager at times, one
> third of the emails are related to gigs that most of us can never get to.
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> How about this: If you're a promoter, find out who on the list is in your
> area and keep a local email list to promote your stuff. Maybe Erik can set
> up something on the acid-jazz mailing list website listees can match a name
> with a location if they're interested in the local gig info.
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> >Sorry if this point has already been discussed.. ;)
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> It hasn't and I think it's because Pirkka's been away for a while that he
> has the perspective we need. I've been on the list continuously for at
> least 4-5 years and I agree that the recent growth of the gig PR stuff is
> slowly getting out of hand. I throw all that stuff away without even
> looking at it even though some of it is relevant to the Los Angeles area.
> There's so much to process that I quickly run to the reviews and comments
> from the people I know who are saying stuff I want to read.
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> Let's see if anyone else agrees and maybe we can figure out some new policies?
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