Date:         Sat, 1 Mar 2003 16:02:40 -0500
Reply-To:     Gary McEachern <GlmceN@NETSCAPE.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Gary McEachern <GlmceN@NETSCAPE.NET>
Subject:      Re: How many Vanagon list members
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List volume has been a problem for me as well. IMHO there are far too many postings (except for Fridays)that are non Vanagon related  I now delete most of the posts rather than read them as I used to. As a result I'm sure I delete a lot of interesting posts that I might want to read or respond to, but I don't have time to wade through all the junk. I'm sure this turns other people off and keeps them from benefitting and contributing as well.

This is the Vanagon List! Please let's keep content related to the subject!

Off the soap box!

Gary




Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

>Hello Vanagon Listmembers, all five of you!
>
>Does anyone have the actual number of members?
>
>Ever since I started filtering out those who post more than ten messages a
>day, my mailbox is almost empty.
>
>A good thing , to keep from getting warnings from Hotmail that I have
>exceeded my storage limit, but disappointing for now often I see only 5 to
>fifteen posts from list members.
>Is there something wrong with the server?
>.
>Or has the Vanagon list has become the "private" chat room for about five
>members?
>
>One of the five members who's identity I won't disclose posted no less that
>18 times in one day!
>
>Is this "takeover " of the list by a few is keeping others away from
>posting, or,are so few  posting that some members feel obligated to fill the
>gap, and perpetuate  the illusion that the Vanagon list is still the biggest
>and best VW web mailing list on the internet?
>
>You would'nt know it looking at my mailbox today.
>
>If the few of us who are writing ten or more e-mails a day find it
>necesscary to post this volume, maybe it's time to go to the Vanagon chat
>room.
>
>I just came back from the chat room- I ended up talking to myself.
>
>Who uses the Vanagon chat room?
>
>So , unless I missed the news that the server kicked off a bunch of members
>, or else every one is lurking,
>consider maybe 6 posts max a day .
>
>Sorry, no intention to offend you who post more than 6 -8 e-mails a day- I'd
>like to remove your names from my filter list,so I can read your posts, but
>my delete key finger couldnt take the abuse any longer.
>
>Anybody else have the same experience?
>Regular programming will now resume.
>
>
>Robert K
>
>1982 Westfalia
>1986 Westfalia
>1991 Syncro
>
>
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--
Gary McEachern
Reading, Ma
'90 Westy Subavanagon
'86 Wolfy Subavanagon
'87 Syncro (Son's van)


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