RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response
The way I see it is: It is consuming way too much of my time to clear all these responses. I feel that it is no harm to have one off topic posting but all the complaining is creating exactly what is being complained about. So my request is that we get back on topic. William Meixner -Original Message- From: Juanse [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 14:27 To: Bagwell, Ross; 'David Reid' Cc: 'MapInfo-L' Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response I like magazines with advertisement, cities with publicity, tv with adds, MI-L with fridays funny, and sex secure! Filters up. Juanse temuko-Chile - Original Message - From: Bagwell, Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'David Reid' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: 'MapInfo-L' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 7:06 PM Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response > Just one caution... > > Last week's joke was politically based. We all know that a few things exist > that should not be included in professional, public areas... to include > politics, religion, morality, and anything else that is controversial. It > should easily follow that in our society today, it is too easy to 'offend' > someone, and the laws exist that quickly bring down forums and such... even > for 'little, harmless' mistakes or misintentions. > > I still hold that we should not have to 'turn on' filters to avoid email > that shouldn't be part of the list anyway... otherwise, maybe start a new > list called "MI-Jokes" or something. That's like telling people to get > caller ID to avoid the abusive number of telemarketing calls that exist, or > a PO Box to filter out junk postal mail. > > No need to continue this rant... other than follow the advice of someone who > responded to me. If it gets out of hand, we'll put an end to it. > > -----Original Message- > From: David Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 3:52 PM > To: 'Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express' > Cc: 'MapInfo-L' > Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response > > > Friday funnies - a welcome diversion at least for me > > Email rule or filter to delete without reading - easy to apply, I'll > help walk you through it if using OE or Outlook > > To those that would send a Friday Funny - As Ryan pointed out, make > certain your subject contains the word "Friday" > > If you missed a Friday funny, or any other topic as far as that goes, > check the List Archives first, chances are, you'd find a copy of it > quicker anyway. Search here: > http://lists.directionsmag.com/discussion/search.php?f=7 > > Friday - Thank goodness today is the day that all this hullablaloo is > about :)) > > Dave > > > -Original Message- > From: Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 2:59 PM > To: ALICIA HENDERLITER > Cc: MapInfo-L > Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response > > > I second that, just label them "Friday" those who don't want to be > bothered can create a rule to delete anything coming from MapInfo-L with > the word "Friday" in the subject. Keep 'em coming, but keep 'em clean. > > Ryan Morgan > Aerials Express > www.AerialsExpress.com > > -Original Message- > From: ALICIA HENDERLITER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response > > > This response to you Survey is only as I see it for the MapInfo List. > > The main points for not being as annoyed at jokes at MI-L than > elsewhere... > 1. As a general rule, the fact that it is a joke or stress relief > is in the > Subject line of the email. > 2. The majority of those dealing with the jokes are mature about it > and take > other peoples feelings into account. > 3. The stupidity of the mass-email request to resend the joke is a > rarity, > and was a mistake by someone who does not (according to his own email) > usually participate in the joke emails. > 4. and Sometimes the jokes sent are actually Map or GIS oriented. > 5. It does do a fairly good job of getting mental pictures of the > MapInfo > community, where they are not just electronic answers to questions, > which even you seem to be interested in since you replied with this > survey. > > > Alicia Kaye Henderliter > DHS / CH&P / PMSS > 535 W. Jefferson, 3rd Floor > Phone: 217 / 524 - 5987 > Fax: 217 / 557 - 0515 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> "Bagwell,
Re: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response
Geez, lighten up! What is this, ArcView-L? We need to learn to understand each other and laugh at ourselves just a little bit, no? This has always been the best GIS list and Bill T. the best steward, and I'd hate to see it change. Certainly we've learned by now what "Friday" in the subject line means, and certainly that is a simple enough convention for filtering. *** Steve Lackow RPM Consulting ESRI Wonk & Manager, Atlas GIS 17130 Devonshire St, Ste 205 Northridge CA 91325 Phone 818-831-7607 Fax 818-831-9078 http://rpmconsulting.com *** Bagwell, Ross wrote: Just one caution... Last week's joke was politically based. We all know that a few things exist that should not be included in professional, public areas... to include politics, religion, morality, and anything else that is controversial. It should easily follow that in our society today, it is too easy to 'offend' someone, and the laws exist that quickly bring down forums and such... even for 'little, harmless' mistakes or misintentions. I still hold that we should not have to 'turn on' filters to avoid email that shouldn't be part of the list anyway... otherwise, maybe start a new list called "MI-Jokes" or something. That's like telling people to get caller ID to avoid the abusive number of telemarketing calls that exist, or a PO Box to filter out junk postal mail. No need to continue this rant... other than follow the advice of someone who responded to me. If it gets out of hand, we'll put an end to it. -Original Message- From: David Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 3:52 PM To: 'Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express' Cc: 'MapInfo-L' Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response Friday funnies - a welcome diversion at least for me Email rule or filter to delete without reading - easy to apply, I'll help walk you through it if using OE or Outlook To those that would send a Friday Funny - As Ryan pointed out, make certain your subject contains the word "Friday" If you missed a Friday funny, or any other topic as far as that goes, check the List Archives first, chances are, you'd find a copy of it quicker anyway. Search here: http://lists.directionsmag.com/discussion/search.php?f=7 Friday - Thank goodness today is the day that all this hullablaloo is about :)) Dave -Original Message- From: Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 2:59 PM To: ALICIA HENDERLITER Cc: MapInfo-L Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response I second that, just label them "Friday" those who don't want to be bothered can create a rule to delete anything coming from MapInfo-L with the word "Friday" in the subject. Keep 'em coming, but keep 'em clean. Ryan Morgan Aerials Express www.AerialsExpress.com -----Original Message----- From: ALICIA HENDERLITER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response This response to you Survey is only as I see it for the MapInfo List. The main points for not being as annoyed at jokes at MI-L than elsewhere... 1. As a general rule, the fact that it is a joke or stress relief is in the Subject line of the email. 2. The majority of those dealing with the jokes are mature about it and take other peoples feelings into account. 3. The stupidity of the mass-email request to resend the joke is a rarity, and was a mistake by someone who does not (according to his own email) usually participate in the joke emails. 4. and Sometimes the jokes sent are actually Map or GIS oriented. 5. It does do a fairly good job of getting mental pictures of the MapInfo community, where they are not just electronic answers to questions, which even you seem to be interested in since you replied with this survey. Alicia Kaye Henderliter DHS / CH&P / PMSS 535 W. Jefferson, 3rd Floor Phone: 217 / 524 - 5987 Fax: 217 / 557 - 0515 [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Bagwell, Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/31/03 01:29PM >>> I thought I would take a survey on how many people on the list want to receive the "off topic Friday" emails that seem to be becoming more popular for some reason. I, for one, do not like receiving all of the jokes, chain letters, virus emails, etc. that now plague the Internet (the latest study I read said that somewhere around 40% or more of the email is junk - jokes, advertisements, chains, etc.). I load the anti-banner, anti-spam, etc. software and utilize the functionality of various programs that include ways to weed out such email. I find it just fills the inbox and takes up space on the server. If I want to receive that stuff, I&#x
RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response
I like magazines with advertisement, cities with publicity, tv with adds, MI-L with fridays funny, and sex secure! Filters up. Juanse temuko-Chile - Original Message - From: Bagwell, Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 'David Reid' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: 'MapInfo-L' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 7:06 PM Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response > Just one caution... > > Last week's joke was politically based. We all know that a few things exist > that should not be included in professional, public areas... to include > politics, religion, morality, and anything else that is controversial. It > should easily follow that in our society today, it is too easy to 'offend' > someone, and the laws exist that quickly bring down forums and such... even > for 'little, harmless' mistakes or misintentions. > > I still hold that we should not have to 'turn on' filters to avoid email > that shouldn't be part of the list anyway... otherwise, maybe start a new > list called "MI-Jokes" or something. That's like telling people to get > caller ID to avoid the abusive number of telemarketing calls that exist, or > a PO Box to filter out junk postal mail. > > No need to continue this rant... other than follow the advice of someone who > responded to me. If it gets out of hand, we'll put an end to it. > > -Original Message----- > From: David Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 3:52 PM > To: 'Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express' > Cc: 'MapInfo-L' > Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response > > > Friday funnies - a welcome diversion at least for me > > Email rule or filter to delete without reading - easy to apply, I'll > help walk you through it if using OE or Outlook > > To those that would send a Friday Funny - As Ryan pointed out, make > certain your subject contains the word "Friday" > > If you missed a Friday funny, or any other topic as far as that goes, > check the List Archives first, chances are, you'd find a copy of it > quicker anyway. Search here: > http://lists.directionsmag.com/discussion/search.php?f=7 > > Friday - Thank goodness today is the day that all this hullablaloo is > about :)) > > Dave > > > -Original Message- > From: Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 2:59 PM > To: ALICIA HENDERLITER > Cc: MapInfo-L > Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response > > > I second that, just label them "Friday" those who don't want to be > bothered can create a rule to delete anything coming from MapInfo-L with > the word "Friday" in the subject. Keep 'em coming, but keep 'em clean. > > Ryan Morgan > Aerials Express > www.AerialsExpress.com > > -Original Message- > From: ALICIA HENDERLITER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:31 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response > > > This response to you Survey is only as I see it for the MapInfo List. > > The main points for not being as annoyed at jokes at MI-L than > elsewhere... > 1. As a general rule, the fact that it is a joke or stress relief > is in the > Subject line of the email. > 2. The majority of those dealing with the jokes are mature about it > and take > other peoples feelings into account. > 3. The stupidity of the mass-email request to resend the joke is a > rarity, > and was a mistake by someone who does not (according to his own email) > usually participate in the joke emails. > 4. and Sometimes the jokes sent are actually Map or GIS oriented. > 5. It does do a fairly good job of getting mental pictures of the > MapInfo > community, where they are not just electronic answers to questions, > which even you seem to be interested in since you replied with this > survey. > > > Alicia Kaye Henderliter > DHS / CH&P / PMSS > 535 W. Jefferson, 3rd Floor > Phone: 217 / 524 - 5987 > Fax: 217 / 557 - 0515 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >>> "Bagwell, Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/31/03 01:29PM >>> > I thought I would take a survey on how many people on the list want to > receive the "off topic Friday" emails that seem to be becoming more > popular for some reason. > > I, for one, do not like receiving all of the jokes, chain letters, virus > emails, etc. that now plague the Internet (the latest study I read said > that somewhere around 40% or more of the email is junk - jokes, > advertisements, chains,
RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response
Just one caution... Last week's joke was politically based. We all know that a few things exist that should not be included in professional, public areas... to include politics, religion, morality, and anything else that is controversial. It should easily follow that in our society today, it is too easy to 'offend' someone, and the laws exist that quickly bring down forums and such... even for 'little, harmless' mistakes or misintentions. I still hold that we should not have to 'turn on' filters to avoid email that shouldn't be part of the list anyway... otherwise, maybe start a new list called "MI-Jokes" or something. That's like telling people to get caller ID to avoid the abusive number of telemarketing calls that exist, or a PO Box to filter out junk postal mail. No need to continue this rant... other than follow the advice of someone who responded to me. If it gets out of hand, we'll put an end to it. -Original Message- From: David Reid [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 3:52 PM To: 'Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express' Cc: 'MapInfo-L' Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response Friday funnies - a welcome diversion at least for me Email rule or filter to delete without reading - easy to apply, I'll help walk you through it if using OE or Outlook To those that would send a Friday Funny - As Ryan pointed out, make certain your subject contains the word "Friday" If you missed a Friday funny, or any other topic as far as that goes, check the List Archives first, chances are, you'd find a copy of it quicker anyway. Search here: http://lists.directionsmag.com/discussion/search.php?f=7 Friday - Thank goodness today is the day that all this hullablaloo is about :)) Dave -Original Message- From: Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 2:59 PM To: ALICIA HENDERLITER Cc: MapInfo-L Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response I second that, just label them "Friday" those who don't want to be bothered can create a rule to delete anything coming from MapInfo-L with the word "Friday" in the subject. Keep 'em coming, but keep 'em clean. Ryan Morgan Aerials Express www.AerialsExpress.com -Original Message----- From: ALICIA HENDERLITER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response This response to you Survey is only as I see it for the MapInfo List. The main points for not being as annoyed at jokes at MI-L than elsewhere... 1. As a general rule, the fact that it is a joke or stress relief is in the Subject line of the email. 2. The majority of those dealing with the jokes are mature about it and take other peoples feelings into account. 3. The stupidity of the mass-email request to resend the joke is a rarity, and was a mistake by someone who does not (according to his own email) usually participate in the joke emails. 4. and Sometimes the jokes sent are actually Map or GIS oriented. 5. It does do a fairly good job of getting mental pictures of the MapInfo community, where they are not just electronic answers to questions, which even you seem to be interested in since you replied with this survey. Alicia Kaye Henderliter DHS / CH&P / PMSS 535 W. Jefferson, 3rd Floor Phone: 217 / 524 - 5987 Fax: 217 / 557 - 0515 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Bagwell, Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/31/03 01:29PM >>> I thought I would take a survey on how many people on the list want to receive the "off topic Friday" emails that seem to be becoming more popular for some reason. I, for one, do not like receiving all of the jokes, chain letters, virus emails, etc. that now plague the Internet (the latest study I read said that somewhere around 40% or more of the email is junk - jokes, advertisements, chains, etc.). I load the anti-banner, anti-spam, etc. software and utilize the functionality of various programs that include ways to weed out such email. I find it just fills the inbox and takes up space on the server. If I want to receive that stuff, I'll sign up for it. I signed up to this forum because of the capability to reach a worldwide scope of knowledge and resource in regards to MapInfo and the various questions that we have... I find it very helpful and save some of the threads that apply to my own mapping needs. However, this whole "Friday" thing worries me... some of you will criticize me and say "lighten up" and that's ok. I have a thick skin and can take it. But honestly... the other day we had several emails back and forth of people asking about an older "Friday" email that they wanted the joke to give to someone else, and frankly, I don't
RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response
Friday funnies - a welcome diversion at least for me Email rule or filter to delete without reading - easy to apply, I'll help walk you through it if using OE or Outlook To those that would send a Friday Funny - As Ryan pointed out, make certain your subject contains the word "Friday" If you missed a Friday funny, or any other topic as far as that goes, check the List Archives first, chances are, you'd find a copy of it quicker anyway. Search here: http://lists.directionsmag.com/discussion/search.php?f=7 Friday - Thank goodness today is the day that all this hullablaloo is about :)) Dave -Original Message- From: Ryan Morgan, Aerials Express [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 2:59 PM To: ALICIA HENDERLITER Cc: MapInfo-L Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response I second that, just label them "Friday" those who don't want to be bothered can create a rule to delete anything coming from MapInfo-L with the word "Friday" in the subject. Keep 'em coming, but keep 'em clean. Ryan Morgan Aerials Express www.AerialsExpress.com -Original Message- From: ALICIA HENDERLITER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response This response to you Survey is only as I see it for the MapInfo List. The main points for not being as annoyed at jokes at MI-L than elsewhere... 1. As a general rule, the fact that it is a joke or stress relief is in the Subject line of the email. 2. The majority of those dealing with the jokes are mature about it and take other peoples feelings into account. 3. The stupidity of the mass-email request to resend the joke is a rarity, and was a mistake by someone who does not (according to his own email) usually participate in the joke emails. 4. and Sometimes the jokes sent are actually Map or GIS oriented. 5. It does do a fairly good job of getting mental pictures of the MapInfo community, where they are not just electronic answers to questions, which even you seem to be interested in since you replied with this survey. Alicia Kaye Henderliter DHS / CH&P / PMSS 535 W. Jefferson, 3rd Floor Phone: 217 / 524 - 5987 Fax: 217 / 557 - 0515 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Bagwell, Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/31/03 01:29PM >>> I thought I would take a survey on how many people on the list want to receive the "off topic Friday" emails that seem to be becoming more popular for some reason. I, for one, do not like receiving all of the jokes, chain letters, virus emails, etc. that now plague the Internet (the latest study I read said that somewhere around 40% or more of the email is junk - jokes, advertisements, chains, etc.). I load the anti-banner, anti-spam, etc. software and utilize the functionality of various programs that include ways to weed out such email. I find it just fills the inbox and takes up space on the server. If I want to receive that stuff, I'll sign up for it. I signed up to this forum because of the capability to reach a worldwide scope of knowledge and resource in regards to MapInfo and the various questions that we have... I find it very helpful and save some of the threads that apply to my own mapping needs. However, this whole "Friday" thing worries me... some of you will criticize me and say "lighten up" and that's ok. I have a thick skin and can take it. But honestly... the other day we had several emails back and forth of people asking about an older "Friday" email that they wanted the joke to give to someone else, and frankly, I don't think that is what this forum was all about. Is this going to get worse, where we can expect more and more "Friday" emails on friday, and then more and more questions on an old joke (instead of using the archives or asking the person who sent it)... to the point where, once again, my inbox is filling up with useless email? Besides, this joke is one of the many that circulate the Internet every so often... someone fills in a different University name or whatever... I personally have seen it three times now. So what does everyone else think? -Ross E. Bagwell GIS Manager Universal Access Inc. -Original Message- From: John Haynes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L It's Friday! Chem Exam At Duke University, there were four sophomores taking Organic Chemistry. They were doing so well on all the quizzes, midterms and labs, etc., that each had an A so far for the semester. These four friends were so confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to go up to the University of Virginia and party with some friends there. They had a great time, but after all the hearty partying, they slept all day Sunday an
RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response
I suppose we could ask a joke mailing list if it's okay to discuss GIS, or whatever else we desire, in their group. I read or subscribe to a number of SPECIALIZED usenet newsgroups and mailing lists to learn about specific topics. To cut out the extraneous stuff, even though it is all part of life. Therefore, to have these groups filled with off topic stuff is getting us right back to one big, general, life group. Does your local library segregate the books on the shelves or do you have to wade through a pile of all the books to get to the one you went there for? And why are just jokes okay? Why not business, philosphy, medicine, sports, sex, travel, recreation, religion, hobbies, literature, etc.? They all make someone feel good and provide relief from our workday. I propose we add to this list: sunday, or your religion's holy day, post religious topics on monday - sports and hobbies tuesday - philosophy and psychology wednesday - business and money thursday - travel and sightseeing friday - jokes and humor saturday - date night for some, so sexual and erotic matters. (Bill, you are going to have to allow posting of binaries, I'm afraid.) guess there's no time for mapinfo afterall. Since the group's name is "mapinfo-l", not "GIS-info", I feel even a general GIS question is already on the edge of acceptable. It's clear I agree with Ross. - List hosting provided by Directions Magazine | www.directionsmag.com | To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Message number: 5291
RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response
I second that, just label them "Friday" those who don't want to be bothered can create a rule to delete anything coming from MapInfo-L with the word "Friday" in the subject. Keep 'em coming, but keep 'em clean. Ryan Morgan Aerials Express www.AerialsExpress.com -Original Message- From: ALICIA HENDERLITER [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response This response to you Survey is only as I see it for the MapInfo List. The main points for not being as annoyed at jokes at MI-L than elsewhere... 1. As a general rule, the fact that it is a joke or stress relief is in the Subject line of the email. 2. The majority of those dealing with the jokes are mature about it and take other peoples feelings into account. 3. The stupidity of the mass-email request to resend the joke is a rarity, and was a mistake by someone who does not (according to his own email) usually participate in the joke emails. 4. and Sometimes the jokes sent are actually Map or GIS oriented. 5. It does do a fairly good job of getting mental pictures of the MapInfo community, where they are not just electronic answers to questions, which even you seem to be interested in since you replied with this survey. Alicia Kaye Henderliter DHS / CH&P / PMSS 535 W. Jefferson, 3rd Floor Phone: 217 / 524 - 5987 Fax: 217 / 557 - 0515 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Bagwell, Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/31/03 01:29PM >>> I thought I would take a survey on how many people on the list want to receive the "off topic Friday" emails that seem to be becoming more popular for some reason. I, for one, do not like receiving all of the jokes, chain letters, virus emails, etc. that now plague the Internet (the latest study I read said that somewhere around 40% or more of the email is junk - jokes, advertisements, chains, etc.). I load the anti-banner, anti-spam, etc. software and utilize the functionality of various programs that include ways to weed out such email. I find it just fills the inbox and takes up space on the server. If I want to receive that stuff, I'll sign up for it. I signed up to this forum because of the capability to reach a worldwide scope of knowledge and resource in regards to MapInfo and the various questions that we have... I find it very helpful and save some of the threads that apply to my own mapping needs. However, this whole "Friday" thing worries me... some of you will criticize me and say "lighten up" and that's ok. I have a thick skin and can take it. But honestly... the other day we had several emails back and forth of people asking about an older "Friday" email that they wanted the joke to give to someone else, and frankly, I don't think that is what this forum was all about. Is this going to get worse, where we can expect more and more "Friday" emails on friday, and then more and more questions on an old joke (instead of using the archives or asking the person who sent it)... to the point where, once again, my inbox is filling up with useless email? Besides, this joke is one of the many that circulate the Internet every so often... someone fills in a different University name or whatever... I personally have seen it three times now. So what does everyone else think? -Ross E. Bagwell GIS Manager Universal Access Inc. -Original Message- From: John Haynes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L It's Friday! Chem Exam At Duke University, there were four sophomores taking Organic Chemistry. They were doing so well on all the quizzes, midterms and labs, etc., that each had an A so far for the semester. These four friends were so confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to go up to the University of Virginia and party with some friends there. They had a great time, but after all the hearty partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the final then, they decided to find their professor after the final and explain to him why they missed it. They explained that they had gone to UVA for the weekend with the plan to come back in time to study, but, unfortunately, they had a flat tire on the way back, didn't have a spare, and couldn't get help for a long time. As a result, they missed the final. The professor thought it over and then agreed they could make up the final the following day. The guys were elated and relieved. They studied that night and went in the next day at the time the professor had told them. He placed them in separate rooms and handed each of them a test booklet, and told them to begin. They looked at the first problem, worth five points. It was something si
RE: MI-L It's Friday! - Survey Response
This response to you Survey is only as I see it for the MapInfo List. The main points for not being as annoyed at jokes at MI-L than elsewhere... 1. As a general rule, the fact that it is a joke or stress relief is in the Subject line of the email. 2. The majority of those dealing with the jokes are mature about it and take other peoples feelings into account. 3. The stupidity of the mass-email request to resend the joke is a rarity, and was a mistake by someone who does not (according to his own email) usually participate in the joke emails. 4. and Sometimes the jokes sent are actually Map or GIS oriented. 5. It does do a fairly good job of getting mental pictures of the MapInfo community, where they are not just electronic answers to questions, which even you seem to be interested in since you replied with this survey. Alicia Kaye Henderliter DHS / CH&P / PMSS 535 W. Jefferson, 3rd Floor Phone: 217 / 524 - 5987 Fax: 217 / 557 - 0515 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> "Bagwell, Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 01/31/03 01:29PM >>> I thought I would take a survey on how many people on the list want to receive the "off topic Friday" emails that seem to be becoming more popular for some reason. I, for one, do not like receiving all of the jokes, chain letters, virus emails, etc. that now plague the Internet (the latest study I read said that somewhere around 40% or more of the email is junk - jokes, advertisements, chains, etc.). I load the anti-banner, anti-spam, etc. software and utilize the functionality of various programs that include ways to weed out such email. I find it just fills the inbox and takes up space on the server. If I want to receive that stuff, I'll sign up for it. I signed up to this forum because of the capability to reach a worldwide scope of knowledge and resource in regards to MapInfo and the various questions that we have... I find it very helpful and save some of the threads that apply to my own mapping needs. However, this whole "Friday" thing worries me... some of you will criticize me and say "lighten up" and that's ok. I have a thick skin and can take it. But honestly... the other day we had several emails back and forth of people asking about an older "Friday" email that they wanted the joke to give to someone else, and frankly, I don't think that is what this forum was all about. Is this going to get worse, where we can expect more and more "Friday" emails on friday, and then more and more questions on an old joke (instead of using the archives or asking the person who sent it)... to the point where, once again, my inbox is filling up with useless email? Besides, this joke is one of the many that circulate the Internet every so often... someone fills in a different University name or whatever... I personally have seen it three times now. So what does everyone else think? -Ross E. Bagwell GIS Manager Universal Access Inc. -Original Message- From: John Haynes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 1:07 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: MI-L It's Friday! Chem Exam At Duke University, there were four sophomores taking Organic Chemistry. They were doing so well on all the quizzes, midterms and labs, etc., that each had an A so far for the semester. These four friends were so confident that the weekend before finals, they decided to go up to the University of Virginia and party with some friends there. They had a great time, but after all the hearty partying, they slept all day Sunday and didn't make it back to Duke until early Monday morning. Rather than taking the final then, they decided to find their professor after the final and explain to him why they missed it. They explained that they had gone to UVA for the weekend with the plan to come back in time to study, but, unfortunately, they had a flat tire on the way back, didn't have a spare, and couldn't get help for a long time. As a result, they missed the final. The professor thought it over and then agreed they could make up the final the following day. The guys were elated and relieved. They studied that night and went in the next day at the time the professor had told them. He placed them in separate rooms and handed each of them a test booklet, and told them to begin. They looked at the first problem, worth five points. It was something simple about free radical formation. Cool, they thought at the same time, each one in his separate room, this is going to be easy. Each finished the problem and then turned the page. On the second page was written: For 95 points: Which tire? John D. Haynes Director Geodata Consultants, Inc. 1-800-838-6661 ex.10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.geodataconsult.com This communication contains information from Universal Access, Inc. (or its affiliates) which is confidential and may also be privileged. It is for the exclusive use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not the intended recipient(s), please note
