[Elecraft] Make this email list more manageable - a forum

[Doug Hensley]

I'm probably alone in this but I disagree.  Most people do not

own most of the Elecraft products and many subscribers do not

own any products at all but are here to observe & learn.  We don't

even know what to be interested in yet and this list gives us a way

to expose ourselves to the information we need to make decisions

as well as to observe how people who do own products are faring.

It's quite nice to be able to ask questions even though we might

not own the product.  And where else do you ever see product

management give their regular & helpful support?


I subscribe to the digest mode and get two, sometimes three,

digests a day.  The summary at the top quickly shows the subject

of each message and at that point I can delete the whole thing if

nothing down further needs reading.  The only drawback I find

is that a forgetful "reply" message can send the whole blasted thing

back to the list inconveniencing everyone one but I think that is

not a big problem right now.


I also like the wide mix of topics as it keeps me informed and tells

me about products, events & things that on a forum I would never

see unless I wandered through a forum going from one branch to

another for no reason at all.  That seems silly.  While I can understand

the attraction to a neat, clean, focused input of only what one is

interested in and can only surmise that if this list seems unmanageable,

it is probably because the digest mode is not being used.   If you

haven't used it, sacrifice the need to be a first responder to "the day's

bargain ad" and relax a little.  There's plenty to go around and the

Elecraft list is a great connection to the real world and many of its most

talented people.


Cheers,


Doug W5JV