Hello Everyone! Looks like the list is really steaming again. I've
gotten about a dozen "add me" requests in the last week, and about 20
messages have flowed through the list. Unfortunately, I've also got a
half-dozen "delete me" requests.
Most of the people who leave this list request it because they find they
can't keep up with the volume. While it is true that probably most of
these people just aren't interested enough in the subject matter
anymore, one person said that it would be nice if the list was
"Digestified", that is, bunches of messages get sent out as a single
message weekly or bi-weekly, instead of everyone's individual messages
getting sent out to the list. He said that the uncontrolled flow of
many small messages was somewhat annoying.
>From an administration standpoint, the Digest format has other positive
aspects. One is that mail delivery can be postponed to non-peak hours.
Another is that fewer messages get delivered, since they go out in
bunches.
But it has its drawbacks. The list administrator must come up with a
tool for preparing Digests, and a mechanism to fire them off (which I
don't mind doing, when I can find time). Another drawback is that
submissions are no longer distributed instantly. A final drawback is
that it becomes more troublesome to reply to individual messages in the
digest (even counting digest-bursting programs).
So, the questions:
Do YOU want the list changed to a digest format?
If you voted FOR a change to digest format,
How often would you like delivery to occur?
every 14 days? 7 days? 3.5 days? 2 days? 1 day? other?
Other comments/opinions? Am I full of crock for suggesting this :-)?
(I'm leaning toward yes, every 3.5 days, myself)
I would have suggested we move to a newsgroup of our own
(rec.games.frp.traveller or rec.games.traveller), but we haven't
demonstrated that a) we have enough people, or b) we have consistently
high traffic, yet. (According to spaf, the USENET expert on these
things).
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