Charles, I hope it was understood that I was being facetious...
On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 10:22 AM, Charles Goldsmith<wo...@justfamily.org> wrote: > 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 >
