Date:         Fri, 30 Apr 1999 07:55:11 -0600
Reply-To:     D&J <hetchins@MONTANA.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         D&J <hetchins@MONTANA.COM>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon List Traffic... Bravo!
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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.

(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