{ "export": { "source": "https://urth.darkrealm.vip/thread/whorl/1032", "note": "Exported from an unofficial mirror of a public mailing list. Copyright in each message remains with the person who wrote it. Email addresses are obscured as `user at host`, the form the original archive published. This file was rebuilt from parsed fields rather than retained headers, so it is faithful in content but not byte-exact.", "addresses": "obscured as 'user at host'" }, "archive": "whorl", "thread": { "id": 1032, "subject": "Urth and Whorl mailing lists", "messages": 4, "voices": 2, "first": "2000-10-17T17:49:06+00:00", "last": "2000-10-18T09:58:58+00:00" }, "messages": [ { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Endymion9", "address": "endymion9 at mindspring.com" }, "date": "2000-10-17T17:49:06+00:00", "subject": "(whorl) Re: Urth and Whorl mailing lists", "in_reply_to": null, "reply_link": null, "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Please discuss on the lists and/or send me your opinions:\n\n* Is it really necessary to have two lists, or would one be\nmore comfortable?\n\n* Would you be offended or annoyed by advertising inserted\ninto every message?\n\n* Is the ability to search the message archive for keywords\nuseful to you?\n\nAny other advice or suggestions would be welcomed.\n\nRanjit Bhatnagar\nKeeper of the Urth and Whorl lists" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I would be happy with one list.\n\nI ignore advertising in emails from other mailing lists. It wouldn't bother\nme.\n\nI search now with the web browser find function. I find it adequate but\nmore advanced search capabilities would be ok too.\n\nDennis/Endy\nhttp://home.mindspring.com/~endymion9/index.htm\n\n\n\n*This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun." } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "Endymion9", "address": "endymion9 at mindspring.com" }, "date": "2000-10-17T17:49:06+00:00", "subject": "(whorl) Re: Urth and Whorl mailing lists", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "subject", "blocks": [ { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Please discuss on the lists and/or send me your opinions:\n\n* Is it really necessary to have two lists, or would one be\nmore comfortable?\n\n* Would you be offended or annoyed by advertising inserted\ninto every message?\n\n* Is the ability to search the message archive for keywords\nuseful to you?\n\nAny other advice or suggestions would be welcomed.\n\nRanjit Bhatnagar\nKeeper of the Urth and Whorl lists" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I would be happy with one list.\n\nI ignore advertising in emails from other mailing lists. It wouldn't bother\nme.\n\nI search now with the web browser find function. I find it adequate but\nmore advanced search capabilities would be ok too.\n\nDennis/Endy\nhttp://home.mindspring.com/~endymion9/index.htm\n\n\n\n*This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun." } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "mark millman", "address": "millman at us.ncipher.com" }, "date": "2000-10-18T09:58:58+00:00", "subject": "(whorl) Re: Urth and Whorl mailing lists", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "subject", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Folks,\n\nHere's my small contribution to the future form of the \nUrth and Whorl lists." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "At 8:23 am PDT on 17 October 2000, Ranjit Bhatnagar \nwrote:\n[snip]\n\nPlease discuss on the lists and/\nor send me your opinions:\n\n* Is it really necessary to have \ntwo lists, or would one be\nmore comfortable?" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Personally I prefer two, as I find that it makes threads \neasier to follow, but it's not a big issue; I could deal \nwith one big list, if that's what others prefer." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "* Would you be offended or \nannoyed by advertising inserted\ninto every message?" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I'd rather not have advertising if it can be avoided, but \nI'd much rather have advertising than no list at all. I \nimagine it won't be too difficult to ignore ads." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "* Is the ability to search the \nmessage archive for keywords\nuseful to you?" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Oh yes indeed." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Any other advice or suggestions \nwould be welcomed." }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Well, this isn't advice or a suggestion, but I'm very grate-\nful to you for running this list for us, and for keeping it \nup even in the face of danger and disaster. Thank you." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Ranjit Bhatnagar\nKeeper of the Urth and Whorl lists" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Mark Millman (Nacre)\nkibbitzer on the Urth and Whorl lists\n\n*This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun." } ] }, { "message_id": "", "from": { "name": "mark millman", "address": "millman at us.ncipher.com" }, "date": "2000-10-18T09:58:58+00:00", "subject": "(whorl) Re: Urth and Whorl mailing lists", "in_reply_to": "", "reply_link": "subject", "blocks": [ { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Folks,\n\nHere's my small contribution to the future form of the \nUrth and Whorl lists." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "At 8:23 am PDT on 17 October 2000, Ranjit Bhatnagar \nwrote:\n[snip]\n\nPlease discuss on the lists and/\nor send me your opinions:\n\n* Is it really necessary to have \ntwo lists, or would one be\nmore comfortable?" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Personally I prefer two, as I find that it makes threads \neasier to follow, but it's not a big issue; I could deal \nwith one big list, if that's what others prefer." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "* Would you be offended or \nannoyed by advertising inserted\ninto every message?" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "I'd rather not have advertising if it can be avoided, but \nI'd much rather have advertising than no list at all. I \nimagine it won't be too difficult to ignore ads." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "* Is the ability to search the \nmessage archive for keywords\nuseful to you?" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Oh yes indeed." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Any other advice or suggestions \nwould be welcomed." }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Well, this isn't advice or a suggestion, but I'm very grate-\nful to you for running this list for us, and for keeping it \nup even in the face of danger and disaster. Thank you." }, { "kind": "quote", "depth": 1, "text": "Ranjit Bhatnagar\nKeeper of the Urth and Whorl lists" }, { "kind": "text", "depth": 0, "text": "Mark Millman (Nacre)\nkibbitzer on the Urth and Whorl lists\n\n*This is WHORL, for discussion of Gene Wolfe's Book of the Long Sun." } ] } ] }