The other day I learned something about the difference between OSLIST in digest form (which some of us receive) and OSLIST one message at a time (which some of us receive.)
At the risk of using elephant metaphors once again, it's called turd theory. If we receive one message at a time, we "reply" with our response to the message. The old message becomes the second half of our new message. It's a harmless turd which we easily avoid by not scrolling into it. It can be read when necessary (and sometimes it is necessary, given the many threads of inquiry.) It's a waste of time to fuss with it. If we receive the daily digest of messages, each of these turds becomes a horrendous chore. We have to scroll through each one, often reading the same thing several times, to get to the bits of new material. Yuck! We wish they were cut down to small size, just enough to identify the thread of conversation. When we reply, we always have to cut the digest down to size, so we are used to fussing with it. I now have more compassion for those who receive and respond to one message at a time, and for us digest readers. Jeff ;-) * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== osl...@egroups.com To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
