As a former list owner, I can say that those footers ARE necessary. They will cut down on the ridiculous microcephalic posts like "re*move me", "get me off this list", "unsubcsrieb" (yes, they cannot spell it), "where are the archives", and messages of that type. They will also DRASTICALLY reduce the number of ridiculous emails sent to the admins asking the SAME questions that were covered in the 'welcome message' one receives when joining a list. They are a necessity, however the footers should be deleted from all replies to a thread so they will only appear ONCE at the bottom of the thread. (That's why Marlene won't allow replies that have previous footers on them).
You'd think that a well thought out footer would indeed put an end to those types of ridiculous posts, but incredibly, it does not. So, I had to create specific filters (the list was I an admin for was also on Freelists.org and they allow you to do this) and the filters would block these type posts. In your example below, yes, I would think ONE URL titled "List rules, changes, and other FAQ's" that leads to said page would be a better idea, such as Marlene does for this list. -Clint Happy Holidays to all & God Bless Clint Hamilton, Owner http://OrpheusComputing.com ) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harold B" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hello again, I've been subscribing to PCWorks for some time now and am very happy with it; and even feel part of this family where we know who are the gurus, the wannabe gurus, and the newbies (I'm a wannabe newbie). I recently tried another newsletter because twice I never got a response from my "Task Scheduler & Standby" question. Name of other newsletter will be unmentioned unless someone is curious in private. Maybe I'm wrong and entirely missing the point; maybe it's only because I'm getting the digest; though I get the digest here in PCWorks and this problem does not exist. Anyway, besides the thank you's that are often posted in that newsletter, I found the following situation (reminding me how fortunate I am to be part of PCWorks): In one posting by one person (must have been after a series of threads), one response was followed by 5 sets of subscrpts (that's five, see below), each one having 8 (that's eight) URL's (or links), making a total of 40 links on one posting. Think about it now ... that's 14 lines (19 including spaces) multiplied by 8 sets making a total of (let me get out my calculator), making 152 lines in one posting which added nothing to the discussion. I'm most grateful we do not have that situation here. I think the moderator mentioned to me that it couldn't be helped and suggested I not get the digest; Marlene here must know something that other moderators do not know. When you add the "thank you" postings, these subscripts take up more space than the actual discussions. In the digest that I receive, the following 14 lines (19 with spaces) is what appeared 8 times in one person's posting (each 8 times for each thread in the posting): To unsub or change your email settings: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/name of newsletter To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/name of newsletter/messages/ http://www.freelists.org/archives/name of newsletter/ For more info: http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=name of newsletter To unsub or change your email settings: http://www.freelists.org/webpage/name of newsletter To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Name of newsletter/messages/ http://www.freelists.org/archives/name of newsletter/ For more info: http://www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=name of newsletter I can understand the thank you's, if they are kept super brief; it lets the group know that the problem is solved and the solution works. Of course, never the diplomat, I brought this (both the thank you's and the subscripts) to their attention, so it won't take long until I'm persona non grata. My objection now stands in their archives like "who the hell is this guy?" I hope y'all appreciate how neat PCWorks operates; thank you Marlene Harold ============= PCWorks Mailing List ================= Don't see your post? Check our posting guidelines & make sure you've followed proper posting procedures, http://pcworkers.com/rules.htm Contact list owner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Unsubscribing and other changes: http://pcworkers.com =====================================================
