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Re: [SHADEGARDENS] replying to posts (was Fallopia/Tovaria)

It would help me if people _could_ generally keep to one subject per post, and
use the reply button instead of retyping the subject line so that my mail
software can sort according to subject.  I'm a little slow to shift gears, and I
don't want to miss posts on subjects I'm following.  (I'm on five lists, and use
filters to sort my mail into folders, but with 400+ messages a day, I tend to
triage on topics that I'm less interested in at the moment.)  I don't mind the
extra volume, but some of us may be paying for volume of posts, and obviously
that must be taken into account.



jaime wrote:

> Sherryl Sandersfeld <shsande@IBM.NET> wrote:
>
> > Robins,
> > I'd like to take this opportunity to remind robins of the two post per day
> > limit.  I know that when a topic is going strong, two just doesn't seem to
> > be enough, sometimes, but this really is a good thing for all of us. We
> > have more than 200 subscribers to the list.  It requires that we respond to
> > several posts in one email to the robin, and delay our initial inclination
> > to respond separately to each post as they are being read.  It may help
> > matters if you get into the habit of reading all of the robin mail, for the
> > day, before sending off your responses.  Then you will be able to address
> > more than one topic in your response.
> > Thanks very much for your cooperation/understanding.
> > Sherryl
>
> Sherryl, I do appreciate the issues you've raised about reading
> all the mail first prior to responding.  If a question has been
> well-answered it is unnecessary to respond.
>
> However, while I've cooperated re:  the 2 post limit, I suppose
> I don't particularly understand it or why it's better for all of
> us as long as people are staying on topic.
>
> With over 200 subscribers if each subscriber were to post their
> permitted 2 messages per day, we would be receiving 400 messages
> per day.  That isn't even close to happening.  I, for one,
> haven't used anywhere near my 2 post limit since I joined.
> Obviously that is true for many of us.  If people are hot on a
> topic, I suppose I don't understand why that's an issue.  If
> volume is the problem, why not wait until it actually becomes a
> problem?  What it will tend to do is drag a particular thread
> out for much longer than it might have otherwise.
>
> Best,
> Jaime
> NW NJ, zone 6/5
>
> jknoble@warwick.net
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