>I'll try to be brief :-) I've noticed that >on most of the listservs I've been involved >with, mention of topics from the other >listservs was considered OT.
That's not the case here Ken, cross-posts are welcome. MM has discussed this quite a lot, among others. There are some problems, one being that blindly hitting "auto-reply" might not have the expected results - the reply will only reach the originator if you're a member of that group too. So cross-posters find themselves doing a lot of to-ing and fro-ing. Cross-posting between just two lists (say Biofuel and Biofuels-biz) can quickly become too complicated. Quite easy to make a simple metalist, but it would be mostly "read-only" - again, responses might not go where intended. If you tried to make it read-and-write the component lists would become redundant, and you'd replicate the same problem with cross-posting between metalists. >It just got me >thinkin, are there metalistservs that just >add the contents of some number of other >listservs, to create something where you >talk about what Links em all? I did a >Google search on metalistserv and got >ZERO hits -- always an ominous sign. >Anyway, if they exist, I want in.... >otherwise, you first heard it here :-) -K Doug wrote: >Good idea, but I would not want to wade thru even more to get the gems! > >The idea I think that has relevance to us is setting up a Wiki for Biodiesel: >this is a user-editable site, & is starting to become more common. (Google it >for more info) > >Doug But no email function. So if you're interested in building up your own resources, or even in keeping copies of what you write yourself, it takes at least one extra step, which few people will take the trouble over. Same problem with all web-based discussions, bulletin boards, etc - no continuity, no memory. On-line search doesn't really address that problem. I'm not sure whether a biodiesel wiki would add much, other than just to scatter biodiesel discussion content over even more (unlinked) resources than at present. Apart from the above-mentioned minor difficulties with cross-posting I don't see any problems with multiple mailing lists, it's still by far the best option IMO. See "Deleting": http://archive.nnytech.net/index.php?view=21700&list=BIOFUEL Best Keith ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ---------------------~--> Save up to 80% on top-quality inkjet cartridges and get your order fast! FREE shipping on orders $50 or more to the US & Canada. Shop at Myinks.com! http://www.c1tracking.com/l.asp?cid=5511 http://us.click.yahoo.com/v2G7ND/KfUGAA/ySSFAA/FGYolB/TM ---------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Biofuels list archives: http://archive.nnytech.net/ Please do NOT send Unsubscribe messages to the list address. To unsubscribe, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
