>Bravo! I have 100 messages in my mailbox each morning, most of which are >saying "I agree...", or "My grandma...", or "That's a good one...". Not >much real Vanagon content anymore. > >This needs to be fixed. > >What I suggest is a list where a person can pose a question, as they >do now, but people on the list reply DIRECTLY to the person posing the >question. Then the person is obligated to summarize the replies received, >and post a new message starting with the word "SUMMARY:", the resulting >fix/info, and a list of the people that replied with their attached >messages. (snip) >This would reduce the amount of messages, and give people a clear >indication of what is in a message. It also helps archiving! The >SUMMARYs become a virtual cookbook for Vanagon maintenance.
Too anal. D&J hetchins@montana.com |
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