List Management - RESPONSE

At 08:30 PM 3/15/02 -0600, Jay West wrote: Perhaps Jay doesn't post as frequently as some, but his S/N ratio is to be admired. I'd say the fact that he isn't an obvious presence looming over the list is testimony to his success at running the show. Spam is to be deplored, but there is a much greater number of off-topic posts generated by individuals of this list than all the spam that has been received. For taking care of that problem, we are all in control and don't need any really restrictive policies. What to do: 1) Don't post off-topic crap. If you have a subject line that begins "OT", don't post. Where you draw the line of on-top vs off-topic is quite open to debate, but there is a large volume of willfully off topic messages, and these, at least, should get the axe. 2) Don't respond to off-topic crap on-list. Send it off list. Here's a great test. If the thought of using the list to respond to an off-topic posting is appealing but responding to just the individual originator of the message isn't, then I'd suggest that maybe you have an ego problem that is being fed by having a semi-captive audience. Yes, quite obvious points, but apparently not practiced. Count me as a happy customer, Jay. Thanks. (and, no, there is no irony here as I consider this subject on-topic) ----- Jim Battle == frustum(a)pacbell.net