Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
| Peter Forest wrote: | | What about : [MDSALES USA ONLY] first in the subject ??? | I'd add the word "ADVERTISEMENT: | | Larry I think all that's too long! Why not something shorter like [MDSALES USA] or [USA MDSALES] instead? /jcrd - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
Hi all,
I have an idea that may keep us all happy. If Peter and any other
merchants here could agree on some words to include in the subject
indicating sales material, then those of us who aren't interested can
filter out the ads, not Peter.
Just a preliminary suggestion, but how about:
Subject: MDsales {insert more text here, of course}
It would have to be a phrase that wouldn't be used in other inadvertent
postings. "MDsales" fits the bill and is short. I would just set my
filter to screen out any messages with this in the subject.
Anyone who violated the "agreement", if we can come to one, would
simply have *all* of their mail filtered.
What do you think?
Greg Conquest
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Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
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Greg Conquest wrote:
Hi all,
I have an idea that may keep us all happy. If Peter and any other
merchants here could agree on some words to include in the subject
indicating sales material,
Just a preliminary suggestion, but how about:
Subject: MDsales {insert more text here, of course}
What do you think?
How about [COMMERCIAL ADVERTISMENT] followed by what ever? (Have the
company use the brackets and caps)
Larry
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Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
Greg suggested,
| Just a preliminary suggestion, but how about:
|
| Subject: MDsales {insert more text here, of course}
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| It would have to be a phrase that wouldn't be used in other inadvertent
| postings. "MDsales" fits the bill and is short.
Excellent, but it needs to go a little farther: if the sale is restricted
geographically (like the buyitonline.com coupons), then the subject should
also have an indication of that. Then people interested only in products
that they are able to buy -- not an unreasonable position -- can tell when
a sale is world-wide, when it includes their country, or when it does not
include their country.
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RE: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
What about : [MDSALES USA ONLY] first in the subject ???
Please let me know...
I'm also a member of this community so I want to do things right too...
Personally, I prefer to receive some advertisement about Minidisc Offer
(even Cassette House and Music Mixer) than some Weird Message about Jim
Carrey, and any oter actors from different movie or TV Show !
When there is a movie, like Art Of War with Wesley Snipe where we see some
MD equipment, that's great to hear about it but what's the meaning to talk
about actor or about any other topic than MD in this discussion list ???
What do you think ???
Regards,
Pierre.
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Subject: Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
Greg suggested,
| Just a preliminary suggestion, but how about:
|
| Subject: MDsales {insert more text here, of course}
|
| It would have to be a phrase that wouldn't be used in other inadvertent
| postings. "MDsales" fits the bill and is short.
Excellent, but it needs to go a little farther: if the sale is restricted
geographically (like the buyitonline.com coupons), then the subject should
also have an indication of that. Then people interested only in products
that they are able to buy -- not an unreasonable position -- can tell when
a sale is world-wide, when it includes their country, or when it does not
include their country.
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Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
Peter Forest wrote: What about : [MDSALES USA ONLY] first in the subject ??? Please let me know... Sounds fine to me. I'm also a member of this community so I want to do things right too... Personally, I prefer to receive some advertisement about Minidisc... than some Weird Message about Jim Carrey Peter, didn't you say you originally lived in Canada? Jim Carrey is a fellow Canadian, shame on you :) What do you think ??? I'd add the word "ADVERTISEMENT: Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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I think we are getting carried away here, guys. Use the KISS
principle. Keep It Simple S.
"David W. Tamkin" wrote:
Greg suggested,
| Just a preliminary suggestion, but how about:
|
| Subject: MDsales {insert more text here, of course}
|
| It would have to be a phrase that wouldn't be used in other inadvertent
| postings. "MDsales" fits the bill and is short.
Excellent, but it needs to go a little farther: if the sale is restricted
geographically (like the buyitonline.com coupons), then the subject should
also have an indication of that. Then people interested only in products
that they are able to buy -- not an unreasonable position -- can tell when
a sale is world-wide, when it includes their country, or when it does not
include their country.
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RE: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
I like Jim Carrey movies (not all but some are funny) but I don't understand why we talk about him in this MD mailing list ? Pierre. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of las Sent: Saturday, September 23, 2000 2:45 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal Peter Forest wrote: What about : [MDSALES USA ONLY] first in the subject ??? Please let me know... Sounds fine to me. I'm also a member of this community so I want to do things right too... Personally, I prefer to receive some advertisement about Minidisc... than some Weird Message about Jim Carrey Peter, didn't you say you originally lived in Canada? Jim Carrey is a fellow Canadian, shame on you :) What do you think ??? I'd add the word "ADVERTISEMENT: Larry - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
"J. Coon" wrote: I think we are getting carried away here, guys. Use the KISS principle. Keep It Simple S. Jim, who can we keep it simple when we have dudes from Wesleyan University determining that the rest of the list is "doing just fine" without the coupons?? - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
Greg Conquest [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have an idea that may keep us all happy. If Peter and any other
merchants here could agree on some words to include in the subject
indicating sales material, then those of us who aren't interested can
filter out the ads, not Peter.
Just a preliminary suggestion, but how about:
Subject: MDsales {insert more text here, of course}
Doesn't work because the majority of subscribers read the digest version
of the list, which can't filter individual messages.
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Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
Dan Frakes wrote: Doesn't work because the majority of subscribers read the digest version of the list, which can't filter individual messages. I am not sure where you get those statistics. Are they really accurate? Netscape, Outlook Express, Www.yahoo.com and a host of other mail programs let you set up folders and filter mail into them so your MD mail doesn't get confused with your regular InBox messages. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
Ok, I feel that I'm a BIG Problem for some people from this list...
That was not my goal...
Of course, I advertise to sell more but to be honest with you when I find
out (after long hours of hunting on the web) some great $15 OFF coupons, I
prefer to spread it FAST to everyone because I feel that it's a great deal
for any USA resident !
So, this is my suggestion to please everyone and to don't harass people who
receive only the digest list by email...
I will simply put my special discounts and coupons within my signature at
the end of the message. I will keep it Simple ! Look by yourself with this
message and tell me what do you think about this !
Peter.
Pierre Forest - Kheops Minidisc Owner
www.kheopsminidisc.com - International Orders
www.buyitonline.com/kheopsminidisc - USA Order only
http://www.buyitonline.com/coupons/coupons.asp?couponid=1943EZG
Mall Wide Discount from Intertops.com $15 off minimum purchase $25
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Greg Conquest [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I have an idea that may keep us all happy. If Peter and any other
merchants here could agree on some words to include in the subject
indicating sales material, then those of us who aren't interested can
filter out the ads, not Peter.
Just a preliminary suggestion, but how about:
Subject: MDsales {insert more text here, of course}
Doesn't work because the majority of subscribers read the digest version
of the list, which can't filter individual messages.
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Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
Peter asked, F What about : [MDSALES USA ONLY] first in the subject ??? F Please let me know... It could be better. The brackets and the word "only" just waste space and push the real subject out of view on our index screens, and the solid capital letters are hard on our eyes. "MDsales US" without brackets (nor quotes) is plenty, and I think we can agree on "MDsales NA" (for North America) when an offer is good only for customers in Canada and the US or "MDsales EC" for those in the European Community. Larry commented, S I'd add the word "ADVERTISEMENT: I disagree very strongly. Peter's suggestion was already too long and al- ready had too many capital letters in a row. With "MDsales" there to start, "ADVERTISEMENT" is entirely redundant (besides being painful). If you want to talk about the industry of selling MDs, separate "MD" and "sales" into two words, or say "selling MDs" instead of "MDsales." Albert responded, T Unfortunately, that doesn't help those reading this list in digest mode... It helps you a little: it lets you know to skip down to the next article without taking the time or bother to read the one with the ad. It would help digest readers even more if advertising posts were kept short, with terse summaries and pointers to more information (on the web or by email server) without detailed hype. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
Peter offered, | So, this is my suggestion to please everyone and to don't harass people who | receive only the digest list by email... | | I will simply put my special discounts and coupons within my signature at | the end of the message. I will keep it Simple ! Look by yourself with this | message and tell me what do you think about this ! Sounds good ... now if only all the overquoters would stop overquoting. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
"J. Coon" [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Doesn't work because the majority of subscribers read the digest version of the list, which can't filter individual messages. I am not sure where you get those statistics. Are they really accurate? I'd bet money on it. I'm a mailing list administrator who had managed fifty or sixty mailing lists, some with over 20,000 members, and on lists like this, the majority of subscribers read the digest mode. Netscape, Outlook Express, Www.yahoo.com and a host of other mail programs let you set up folders and filter mail into them so your MD mail doesn't get confused with your regular InBox Yes, but for digests, that means that your single digest message is filtered into a different folder. That doesn't address the problem at hand. - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: MD: Ok I got another one, A filtering proposal
Dan Frakes wrote: Netscape, Outlook Express, Www.yahoo.com and a host of other mail programs let you set up folders and filter mail into them so your MD mail doesn't get confused with your regular InBox Yes, but for digests, that means that your single digest message is filtered into a different folder. That doesn't address the problem at hand. It certainly does if they can figure out how to get out of digest mode. If they use the above mailer programs, they should take advantage of MODERN technology and set up folders and filters and change from digest mode to individual messages. For most people, digest mode doesn't solve anything and creates a lot of problems. -- Jim Coon Not just another pretty mandolin picker. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] If Gibson made cars, would they sound so sweet? My first web page http://www.tir.com/~liteways - To stop getting this list send a message containing just the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
