[Elecraft] List guidelines, please review.

[Wes]

I'm with Dave on this one.  I see guys setting up complicated email filters to 
sort messages into different folders, etc,   I just look at the subject and, 
more often that not, hit the delete key.

Since I have a K3 in a box under the desk that I should be selling I'm 
interested in what the market is too. Leave well enough alone.

Wes  N7WS

On 10/27/2023 3:34 PM, David Gilbert wrote:
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>
> Why do you think that for sale posts have little value to the list at large??  
> I very much appreciate knowing what is available since Elecraft no longer 
> supports such a high percentage of their products, and I appreciate knowing 
> what the going prices for those items are.  Why should I have to go to 
> multiple places elsewhere with much lower membership to search for that 
> information?
>
> There a LOTS of posts made to the Elecraft reflector that don't interest me in 
> the least.  A keypress to delete them takes but an instant and I can sort 
> though an entire day's posts in a matter of seconds ... literally.
>
> Dave  AB7E
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> On 10/27/2023 1:32 PM, Geert Jan de Groot wrote:
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>>> I believe this used to go out automatically every month, but anyway;
>>> https://elecraft.com/pages/email-discussion-list-guidelines
>>> Please review,,, and NOTE; we now have over 7000 members!
>>> (there were only 3000 when Eric wrote this) > Specifically re recent 
>>> discussion see sections;
>>> 3, 4a, 5, 5a, 5a1, 5b, 8.
>>
>> Just an opinion, not trying to start another mail thread:
>> I would like the list owner to consider restricting forsale messages.
>>
>> With the K4 being available and the availability of some K3 options, I now 
>> see a flurry of messages from people offloading their kit, or looking for 
>> something.
>>
>> A discussion about a K3 that has a defect or a modification will benefit 
>> future readers for years to come (yes, I do use the archives which I think is 
>> a valuable part of the reflector).
>>
>> The flurry of messages "K3 for sale ... K3 has been sold" lost their value 
>> the moment the message is on the list. The person offloading doesn't care 
>> when he switches to flex or whatever but damage to the archives is forever.
>>
>> If the reflector degrades to a forsale list then attendance will be 6999 and 
>> probably (much) lower.
>>
>> Geert Jan