> Matters that are also forwarded to the LIST also takes up a lot of drive
> space
> because it also includes all the sources that were used in forwarding the
> mail. I recommend not forwarding mail, but copying it and pasting it in
the
> body of the e-mail to the LIST.
I agree with this -- it is better to copy and paste the message you want to
send rather than just hitting "forward." Takes just a little bit more effort,
but saves space and makes the message more readable. Plus, when we reply to
mail, we don't need to highlight or quote all of the message that we are
responding to every time. Sometimes we can just highlight or quote the few
lines we're specifically responding to.
> Resolution?????
>
> May we not sent non-related material to the LIST, but to personally those
of
> us that we think would otherwise be able to enjoy the subjects, and not
> cause
> the others that have a privilege of their employer to access the LIST who
do
> not wish to abuse that valuable privilege? I think this would best serve
us
> all for the purpose we are here...HERE I GO, AGAIN, THINKING!!!!!!!
>
> Bob from Houston
>
I can see the dilemma of Ann and others who use computers at work. But,
getting messages from the list at work is getting personal items at work,
whether it is information, research news, support, or jokes or inspirational
thoughts -- none of it is company related. Whether it is right or wrong to
receive it depends on company policy -- many companies don't mind as long as
it is read on personal time (breaks or before or after work) and not on
company time. And I can also see the side of many who are pretty much confined
to home whose computer is the main link to the outside world and who like
getting all the mail. The one problem with sending some of these things only
to those who might be interested is that we don't always know who is
interested. Some of you know I send some inspirational/spiritual things to
some from the list who I think might be interested. I've tried to tone down
sending the amount of that kind of thing directly to the list because some
people have been critical of it or offended by it. Many, many more have said
they appreciate it, so I am not always sure what to do. I have tried to
restrict sending that type of thing to the list unless I think it is widely
applicable or along the lines of coping.
Personally, I think Maria's idea of prefacing the subject line with OT for
"off-topic" or something like that is a good idea. It doesn't solve the
storage problem, though. I am not sure what the best solution is and I would
appreciate the input of others on this topic. I don't think we want to start
two separate lists, one for tm-related-only messages and one for messages not
directly related but that we want to send to those we consider some of oyr
closest friends, though we have never met. And really, that would not be up to
any of us anyway. I would really be interested in hearing what Jim Lubin
thinks on this since all of this runs through his system on his personal
computer, and all of it -- archives, members stories, photos, etc. from the
web site -- I assume, are stored there. Jim, I appreciate that you don't come
down heavy-handedly or authoritarianly on some of these things, and you
usually let folks debate and sort it out amongst themselves. But since you are
in charge of system operations here... :-).....what do you think?
Also...it is hard to convey tone of voice in black-and-white, but I am not
expressing any hard feelings either way. As I said, I can see both sides of
the issue, and I don't know what the best solution is, and I've been just
thinking out loud here.
Barbara H.