Subject: Re: Reducing list volume/traffic
From: Gail (gail.quilter@verizon.net)
Date: Sat May 16 2009 - 12:19:17 CDT
Please remove my name from your e-mail list. Thanks.
Gail Farrow Kozicki
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Thomas" <jthomas@math.niu.edu>
To: <ohhs59@venus.soci.niu.edu>
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2009 3:29 PM
Subject: Reducing list volume/traffic
>
> A recent poster wrote:
>
>> this e-mailing is fun to read but it is making a real cluster out of
>> my computer...about 3,000 e-mails ago, someone said to let them know
>> if we wanted to be removed from the list....i do...
>
> We've received several concerns about the volume of list traffic. The
> consensus is that, while many people enjoy reading many of the posts,
> the volume is extraordinarily high, making it difficult to keep up.
> There has been some behind-the-scenes discussion of a resolution.
> Discussion should be encouraged, but perhaps it could be reduced to
> essentials. Some suggestions that might work:
>
> 1) Send emails intended for just one or two people *only* to those
> people in private email. If your mailer doesn't have a reply function,
> just cut-and-paste the email from the person who sent it. If you
> see "ohhs59@venus.soci.niu.edu" in the To:" list of your reply,
> that means it's going out everybody. If you don't have somebody's email
> list and want it, send me private email.
>
> 2) Try to avoid short replies of affirmation, such as "me too,"
> or comments that aren't of general interest to most people.
>
> 3) There are some things that a listserv can do do if you want to
> be a part of the discussions or read what's being said, but don't
> want to receive so many emails. I'll send them out in the next post
> or you can email me for explicit instructions.
>
> The bottom line: Everybody has made valuable contributions that we've
> all enjoyed, but we don't want to see people drop out.
>
> Jim
> Ottawa Hills High School Discussion List - 1959
>
>
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