Date:         Fri, 30 Apr 1999 09:42:15 -0400
Reply-To:     Paul Henderson <pgh@UNX.DEC.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Paul Henderson <pgh@UNX.DEC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon List Traffic... Bravo!
Comments: To: KENWILFY@AOL.COM
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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.

For example:
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From: ralph@ralph.com
Subject: Vanagon cold idle problem
My vanagon runs roughly on cold mornings! What could be wrong?
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< then the replies roll in directly to ralph@ralph.com >
< he fixes the problem >
< then he posts: >

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From: ralph@ralph.com
Subject: SUMMARY: Vanagon cold idle problem
Thanks to:
gerry@gerry.com
bruce@bruce.com
joe@joe.com

Gerry correctly pointed out that the throttle gobble sensor should be
set to 10 degrees off center and the oxygen checked with a sniff
meter. All is now well.
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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.