Then there are the messages that people are going to ramble in, to get their word count up high enough, and it will be pointless (or more so than before) and now instead of me just reading a 1 line reply and deleting, I have to sifter through a few paragraphs, looking for the meat of the message and the real reply.
I'm not chastising Brian, Bill Mixon or anyone else. If Bill wants to have 100+ words in every reply, that's his right. It's also Brian's right to ramble. As well, it's also Heather's right to reply with 1 word. We do have a few rules on the mailing list, review them at http://texascavers.com 100 word minimum is NOT a rule, just a guideline set by one of our respected members. My advice, say it quick, make it to the point, and don't ramble, but that's just me :) Charles list administrator that has been way too busy lately.... On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:23 AM, Brian Riordan<riordan.br...@gmail.com> wrote: > All, > > I don't mind so much either way. I firmly believe Gmail is the way to > go- it automatically files responses all together, truncating my inbox > list, and has enough space that I don't care if I have unread messages > (10,860 unread messages and counting). This option, of course, would > drive type A personalities insane, so personality depending: Gmail may > be the perfect answer. > > ... > > To fulfill my word requirements, please feel free to put on a pot for > tea, grab a favorite afghan, kick back and enjoy and excerpt from my > new short story about a young woman struggling with the growing pains > of love on her passage to adulthood: > > "...At first, Laurie couldn’t decide which kind of tea she wanted. The > chamomile, which used to be her favorite for lazy evenings at home, > now reminded her too much of Carl, who once said, in happier times, > that he liked chamomile. But she felt she must now, at all costs, keep > her mind off Carl. His possessiveness was suffocating, and if she > thought about him too much her asthma started acting up again. So > chamomile was out of the question..." > > Warm Regards, > -Brian > > > > On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:14 AM, Ed Alexander<edale...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Ah, the word police have appeared, and in this case I support them fully. >> Thanks for the words Bill. >> >> >> Mixon Bill wrote: >>> >>> I have a delete button like everybody else, but it nevertheless takes a >>> while to delete forty new Texas Cavers list messages that are ten words >>> each. And those worthless little "Me either" messages must be a real pain to >>> those who monitor their e-mail messages frequently or are pestered by their >>> cell phones every time one arrives. At least I see my e-mail only when I >>> tell my computer to fetch it. >>> >>> If you don't have at least a couple of complete sentences of new and >>> interesting material to add, how about not replying, or replying only to the >>> original sender? How about a 100-word minimum? (This message is one hundred >>> seventeen words.)-- Mixon
