[GreenKeys] greenkeys list content survey

Thu Apr 18 18:13:25 EDT 2013

post on youtube  then post link to it on greenkeys

Ed#

In a message dated 4/18/2013 2:12:57 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
gil at baudot.net writes:

Hi Dave:

Thanks for the feedback.  Yeah, the overwhelming vote was for no  greenkeys 
change, though I did:

>>>  ask people to keep subject lines informative (and stop  changing them 
every other day, unless they are incorrect -- it makes it  difficult to 
follow, or for an automated program to later sort).

>>>  encourage off-topic posts, but also asking folks to  please prefix the 
subject line with "OT - xxx", so it is obvious, and to take  lengthy 
off-topic subjects off-list if they get too verbose.

>>>  increased the message size from 200K to 1Meg, so  larger pictures 
don't bounce to me for moderation.  You could always  attach pics, but if the 
total message size exceeded 200K, it would bounce to  me for approval.  I 
don't want 8Meg pictures being posted, but 1Meg seems  reasonable (200K was a 
modem-era holdover I suppose).

>>>  added the archive and search tool links as a footer to  each greenkeys 
post.  This larger footer might get tediously-long after  multiple replies 
append a footer each, but we will see how it goes.

>>>  I put all digest folks on moderation (sorry, but at  least I did not 
remove the digest option), so I can intercept generic digest  subject lines, 
and replies with entire digest-text -- I will bounce these back  to the 
sender to correct.  Most digest users don't seem to reply too  often, so I don't 
think it will bother most digest folks.

>>>  As compensation to the digest folks, I increased the  size required to 
create a digest, so busy days with lots of posts don't create  multiple 
digests (the idea is to get just one a day, but it is a  size-triggered thing).

That's it for now.  Let me know if I can tweak anything on  greenkeys.

As far as being able to post videos and such, well greenkeys is not the  
place for that, but let me make that a new thread -- see my next post.

thanks,

gil

gil smith
greenkeys moderator
_gil at baudot.net_ (mailto:gil at baudot.net) 

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re:  [GreenKeys] greenkeys list content survey
From: _NNN7DXB at aol.com_ (mailto:NNN7DXB at aol.com) 
Date: Thu, April 18,  2013 1:33 pm
To: _gil at baudot.net_ (mailto:gil at baudot.net) 

Hi Gil:

As a long-time GKer and one who has worked with real teletypes for  about 30
years during the period of my working life, my suggestion is that you  NOT 
change
anything regarding either content or format. As the email list is now,  -- 
it is fine,
don't change a thing. Its' easy to use. If anything needs to be  changed, it
is the need to be able to include photos with the emails....

What we DO need:

More videos of more teletype machines.

More photos and videos of Kleinschmdit machines.

More photos and discussion of tape relay operations, message
switching, and subjects regarding the actual USE of these  machines
during their heydays. While most GKers seem to be hobbyists and
hams, few folks seem to know much about how these machines
were employed (circuits, networks, relays, central offices, etc).
These include both military and commercial applications.
(snip)

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