Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/11/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Proposing a voluntary posting limit
From: RBedw51767@aol.com
Date: Fri, 27 Nov 1998 18:44:00 EST

Jim:

I totally agree with you.

To limit posts would also limit responses.  I have learned so much from many
of you and to even think about limiting the Leica pundits on this net would
also put a limit on the knowledge that they share with us. It's like going to
Harvard but you are limited to what you can learn!

I vote that we kill this topic immediately.  It doesn't make sense.

Bob Bedwell

<< Proposing a voluntary posting limit.
 
 This topic alone will generate dozens of messages. It is totally
 impossible, and illogical, to limit how many messages someone posts to an
 e-mail list. This is why there is a list. To post messages. To discuss
 topics. Even if the topic is totally ludicrous, such as proposing a
 voluntary posting limit. When someone has something they want to say, or
 the answer to someone else's question, are they going to say "oops... can't
 post any more today... I've reached my limit" and then turn off the
 computer and wait until tomorrow? Wonders never cease! Who was it who had
 such a ridiculous thought? I'm really amazed at the stuff that comes over
 the net. People should stop and think about what they are saying before
 pushing "send".
 
 The list volume is somewhat proportional to the number of list subscribers.
 10 subscribers, very few messages. 800 subscribers, lots and lots of
messages.
 
 E-mail programs have very elegant filters. Filter off the stuff you
 dislike. Keyboards have a delete key and a way of selecting a range of
 messages. Use it frequently.
 
 But to think that the humans that belong to this list, or any other list,
 will count their messages and stop at a quota, is totally and utterly a
 waste of thought.
 
 Cant happen.
 
 Won't happen.
 
 Mr. J
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