>i agree.. i have considered leaving the list after only being here less >than 2 weeks, bc i find all the "garbage" messages such a pain.... if >people want to make funny or rude remarks to individuals, or about >individuals, they should post them to the person privately >there are so many messages here with subjects one thinks will be useful, >only to find a smartassed comment as the only real topic > >or a reply to a subject with all the text quoted, and a "me too" or "ask >away" etc, as the only additional thought >why bother to post such a message? I have to agree with both statements; each personal or trivial response I read makes me consider unsubscribing too. Posters should take care to always consider whom the interested audience for a comment is; if it's less than three people, mail it privately. There are also some serious overquoting problems in a lot of posts that I'll ascribe to mere newness with email: HTML crap generated and/or quoted back, and the damn list-generated signature stuff at the bottom of half the messages in each digest (frequently multiply nested). Realistically the per-byte signal-noise ratio of the average Duo digest is about 30%, but it's not so much the intentional contents of the messages as the poor email hygiene and netiquette. Please, people, trim any excess stuff off your messages before sending them to the list - especially check what your mail program has automatically put at the bottom and get rid of it if it doesn't belong there. In fact you should do this as a matter of course before sending any message anywhere on the net at all, but it's especially important with a broadcase mailing list such as this one. Beyond the wasted bandwidth, it simply makes your meaning harder to read and understand. -- Marc Sira | [EMAIL PROTECTED] "If you can't play with words, what good are they?" ---------- Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net! A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables. FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml> Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400> X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers! Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html> Midwest Mac Parts <http://www.midwestmac.com> | After-market parts for Macs. Fix your ticking dock for $59 w/ trade-in of PS. 888-356-1104 PowerBook Guy is | Click here! Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
