list slowdown

Mark Millman · 17 Aug 2010, 19:52 · from 2010-August.txt.gz

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From: markjmillman at gmail.com (Mark Millman)
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:52:09 -0400
Subject: (urth) list slowdown
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Dear Mr. (my apologies if this should be Dr.) Wilson,

On Monday 16 August 2010, you wrote:

> Can you seriously say why it is more
> important for us to post less instead
> of you to be more selective? I don't
> follow every thread here any more
> than I read every line of the newspa-
> per, or even every article in a maga-
> zine devoted to a certain subject of
> my interest.

The other commenters have answered your questions better than I could do.

Also, the list owner has asked for less volume, and I think it right
to accede to his wishes.

> If it's not the overall volume, would few-
> er, longer posts suit you?

That certainly would help.

> Would fewer, thicker threads be better?

In my opinion, yes.

> Equiring minds and Sturgeon's Law-
> yers want to know.

I don't believe that Mr. Danehy-Oakes addressed any questions to me.

Mark Millman

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