[HIham] Re: [hamradiohawaii] Re: Sluggish List!: reflector policy

Fri, 5 Mar 2004 15:50:18 -1000

Once the original info was sent out and awareness was gained, I limited =
my mailings to hamradiohawaii and hiham.  Still, I got a half dozen =
e-mails saying the person wasn't getting it because they didn't know =
about the two, they only knew club reflectors.  I had to educate them.  =
Then I got a load of email from those who tell me to send out stuff for =
them, but they won't subscribe to those two groups.  Then I received =
email from those that hate all reflectors and want me to send mail =
directly to them. =20

At this point, I will continue to send out on just the two reflectors: =
hamradiohawaii and hiham. I'm sorry, but if this is not convenient, =
please make arrangements with friends to cover for you. =20

For my part, I have no problem getting four emails that have the same =
subject line, picking one, and ignoring the rest.=20
Kevin, AH6QO
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Todd Kawamoto=20
  To: [email protected]=20
  Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 1:09 PM
  Subject: [hamradiohawaii] Re: Sluggish List!

  I must agree with Jeff here, it's also a waste of internet, mail=20
  server and personal resources.

  Cross posting to "all" the groups/lists/reflectors results in some=20
  people tuning out of the lists and messages because the signal to=20
  noise ratio is so high. It's been so bad that I've long since set my=20
  Yahoo Groups preferences for this and other groups to "No e-mail" so=20
  I don't have to wade through duplicate messages every evening in my=20
  personal inbox.

  The end result is, some people don't get information in a timely=20
  fashion because they have to actively review the messages on the web.=20
  It also causes some to filter incoming e-mail from senders who=20
  repeatedly crosspost to many lists or when messages have to many To:=20
  addresses at one time. I know many people simply don't have the time=20
  to read through four copies of an e-mail to make sure they're all=20
  duplicates of the same message. Often, they delete them in mass=20
  quantities in an attempt to catch up.

  If everyone subscribes and utilizes specific e-mail lists for=20
  specific purposes, e-mail distribution of information would become=20
  much more efficient. As far as redundancy, keep in mind that two of=20
  these lists reside on the very same Yahoo Groups service. If Yahoo=20
  fails (or fails to deliver)...

  Todd

  --- In [email protected], Jeffrey Herman <jeffreyh@h...>=20
  wrote:
  > And I'm receiving four copies of each email. This drives home
  > the point I made months ago: We only need a SINGLE state-wide
  > list to disseminate information of general interest to the
  > Hawaii amateur community. I nominate [email protected]
  > Leave the other lists for the specialized groups they represent.

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