Well said, Robert!
Joy (and Matilda)
:::-----Original Message----- :::From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf :::Of Robert Fisher :::Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 5:22 PM :::To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM :::Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC! Re: XM and Sirius announce merger ::: :::Speaking of the moderator, why don't you let him do his job? If he has a :::problem with this thread he'll address it. :::As was pointed out, many of us have these devices, many specifically for :::our :::vans and the outcome of this issue is a relevant concern. Futhermore, the :::subject is well within topic both by rule and long-standing convention. :::If you fancy yourself some kind of strict constuctionist perhaps you :::should :::start a 'tech only' vanagon group and moderate it the way you like. FYI, :::it's been done a few times before and it hasn't worked- nobody went for :::it. :::The people on this list generally take the time to set it up on there end :::in :::the way that suits them- they establish filters, block the senders they :::don't care for and use the 'delete' button. The fact that we rarely ever :::get :::these kinds of rants means that for the list population in general we :::have :::established a kind of equilibrium with which the majority can live and :::which :::they accept. :::For example, in Outlook Express you can kill all messages in a thread, as :::long as the subject line doesn't change, with two clicks. You have to :::take :::two minutes to set it up to do it. Then if you see a thread you don't :::care :::to follow you can ignore it and that's it. I'd bet other common email :::progs :::have comparable functions. :::I suggest you take care of your issues on your end instead of telling the :::almost one thousand of the rest of us how we should do it your way. ::: :::Robert |
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