Put me down as opposed to the new rules. I am quite capable of deleting without reading thoses topics or discussions that are not of interest to me. Doug Corner ----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Lau" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "OBC Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 23, 2002 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [obc] ! New rules for OBC mailing list !
> All non-members or former OBC members can still read all postings such as > Learn to Ride Clinic, Rideau Lake Cycling Tour and Sunday's rides from OBC > mailing list by going to the topica.com web site. The new way of obtaining > this information is not as convenient as the email subscription. The > non-members can not post directly to the list except going through the OBC > office. > > As far as inappropriate etiquette from non-members, the behavior of those > individuals are the one that needs to be changed. Shutting them out is an > option but it's not a win-win option. In the past, Greg Franks usually sent > out a Electronic Mail Etiquette reminder periodically. The last one was > sent on April 10, 2002. I would suggest the new OBC list manager to send > all new and some existing members about the etiquette of using this OBC > list. Here is an excerpt from it: > > Avoid public "flames" - messages sent in anger. Messages sent in > the heat of the moment generally only exacerbate the situation and > are usually regretted later. Settle down and think about it for a > while before starting a flame war. (Try going and making yourself a > cup of coffee - it's amazing how much you can cool down even in > that short a time, besides which a cup of good coffee is a great > soother). > > There are no right or wrong way to solve this problem. Are the changes make > the OBC mailing list better? Probably but there may be other better > options. It is not a win-win situation for members and non-members. Do > anyone else have other suggestions? > > Here are my two cents! > > Michael Lau > OBC member since '90 > > ------------------------------------------------- > For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 > Website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb > Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------- > > > ------------------------------------------------- For list help, please send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Club Office: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (613) 230-1064 Website: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.cyberus.ca/~obcweb Newsletter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------- ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: archive@jab.org EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?aVxiDo.a2i8p1.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
