NOT!! Re:Hello From A New Member
- To: Multiple recipients of list <i*@rt66.com>
- Subject: NOT!! Re:Hello From A New Member
- From: A* <a*@sympatico.ca>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 1997 16:15:34 -0700 (MST)
John I Jones wrote:
>
> Hi Katie, or is it Carolyn?
>
> Welcome to the iris list. We call ourselves "Listers" because it isn't a
> robin. There are lots of us that are just starting out on growing
> irises. Join in, ask lots of questions, and you'll be surprised at the
> depth of knowledge of people on the list and their willingness to help.
> ---
>
> John | "There be dragons here"
> | Annotation used by ancient cartographers
> | to indicate the edge of the known world.
>
> John Jones, jijones@ix.netcom.com
> Fremont CA, USDA zone 8/9 (coastal, bay)
> Max high 95F/35C, Min Low 28F/-2C average 10 days each
> Heavy clay base for my raised beds.
Hi,
I guess you all aren't up on the technology/etiquette of mailing
lists. Messages like this one (sorry John!) are clearly being posted
UNECESSARILY as I am sure not all hundred odd want to know of your
personal welcome to this member. A personal reply is far more
considerate to the rest of the WORLD trying to use this communication
tool. As a visitor to my parents house and an avid computer freak I am
amazed at some of the.....stuff people post and therefore deliver to
hundreds of people.
As I have argued with Ian, this mailing list is flawed from the start
as it is NOT an appropriate use of a mailing list, IT IS A NEWSGROUP!!!
Messages are posted ONCE in newsgroups and read by all at your leasure
as you browse the postings. Replies are threaded to maintain context.
I have no wish to "rain on your collective parade". Sorry if I have
offended, I wish only to enlighten!
Save the Net!,
Brian C. Efford
