Hi Joseph and anyone else interested. Whatever changes happen to the
list will be after Cara Quinn, the list owner and I talk about it. I
won't do a survey since the running of the list and the details of it is
not a democracy. If any changes happen or don't happen, people are
welcome to leave or join the list as they see fit. Also, I completely
disagree with the suggestion of off topic warnings or hash tags since
that to me would just invite more off topic postings. On the other hand
I completely agree that if people just take the time to think about what
they post before they post it, it would greatly cut down on off topic or
useless messages. Note that valid, on topic questions, and debates of
iOS apps, Voice Over, iDevices, and the like are completely welcome.
It's things like thank you messages, ethics of tipping, whether one app
should be used by all or boycotted by others, non-iOS questions, and
rude comments if someone doesn't agree with what's said, which tends to
drive many list members nuts.
If you or anyone else is interested in discussing this further, please
email me off list since when I first wrote this message, it was to
remind people about one liners and thank you messages, not to open a
debate of what changes, if any, should be made to the list.
Thanks, and take care.
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Raul A. Gallegos
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On 1/18/2013 2:33 PM, Joseph Lee wrote:
Hi Raul,
I've seen this function on Google Groups before. Personally, I propose
we hand out a survey about drastic changes like this. Another
"short-term" solution could be to ask people to write some hash tags
when the person feels it is off topic message. However, I think the
greatest solution is if members think about their posts before being
sent to this list and other mailing lists as well, which could cut down
bandwidth (somewhat).
Cheers,
Joseph
----- Original Message -----
From: "Raul A. Gallegos" <r...@raulgallegos.com
To: ViPhone List <viphone@googlegroups.com
Date sent: Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:51:16 -0600
Subject: thank you, thank you, I agree, yes, no
Hello all. It's about that time again to remind people that thank you
messages sent to the list are considered off topic. This is because if
you want to show your gratitude to the person who gave you the answer to
life, the universe, and everything, it's best sent to that person
directly rather than to the entire list. If there are 1400 members on
list, and you are one of them, that leaves 1399 members. If you are
sending a thank you message for 1 or 2 people, then over 1300 members
are getting blasted with this kind of message and it just adds to the
already high traffic on list. Yes, I agree that saying thank you is a
form of politeness, and considering some of the messages of late on
whether to tip or not, it's painfully obvious that some list members
still act like children, but still, please send your thank you, I agree
messages, or similarly worded ones, directly to the sender when warranted.
Thank you!
--
Raul A. Gallegos
"I just broke up with someone and the last thing she said to me was,
'You'll never find anyone like me again!' I'm thinking, 'I should hope
not! If I don't want you, why would I want someone like you?' " - Larry
Miller
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