I'm on about 10 lists some of which get 30- 50 messages a day. I get another 50 or so at the office. Nevermind the 40--50 phone calls a day I receive. (A lawyer in a busy law firm.) (Several clients in the tech business get much more.) Each e-mail message from a list gets only about a second while I determine whether the topic is of interest. And if it's buried at the bottom, a lot of times I just don't have the time to scroll (sometimes indefinitely it seems). Not that I'm trying to impose any rule on anybody, it's just that people who make the rules should know how lists like this are being read by people like me and people who bottom post with long lead-ins should know that one reader (at least) frequently trashes their messages before reaching their pearls of wisdom. Tom
On Thursday, October 17, 2002, at 09:24 PM, Jeremy Derr wrote: > > honestly..... if you can't be bothered to scroll down, then mailing > lists are probably not the best places for you seek/provide help. You > may want to consider web-boards instead. -- The iMac List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | - Epson Stylus Color 580 Printers - new at $69 | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> iMac List info: <http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:imac-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:imac-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:imac-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/imac-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
