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From: M0315CSM (M0315CSM@solent.ac.uk)
Date: Fri 07 May 1999 - 09:53:00 BST
As a word to the wise from one of the new 14'er`s in the UK, i think pete mohler
has a good point, Having a list this size (and hopefully still growing)
is really helpful for all the new guys to get help when asking the
proverbial 'stupid questions' - which way does the rig go up etc.etc.
from everyone else whose been there and done that and bought the
t-shirt.
For those who want to setup local grouping`s it`s easy enough to
make a private group on your email for local info as we sort of
started doing in southampton with the penultimates, yet still get all
the general info off the global list.
<p>Cheers,
Chris Mackenzie
K-1214
(un-named, any (printable) suggestions!!)
Date sent: Fri, 7 May 1999 00:01:26 EDT
From: PSMohler@aol.com
Subject: Segregated mailing lists (world interest)
To: 14list@i14.org
> The concept of segregated mailing lists disturbs me.
>
> 1. Who will be the list administrator? Paul Bieker? Did you just volunteer
> for the US? Didn't think so.
>
> 2. I think that the list is just above critical mass and that splitting it
> into a dozen splinter groups will kill the whole thing. I personally enjoy
> reading the world mail. I am interested in what kind of problems the fleets
> are having in NSW or Switzerland. It takes about 30 seconds to sort it out
> anyway.
>
> 3. I lurk on the 505 list and the volume of mail is about 5 times the mail on
> the 14 list. No complaints from that fleet. BTW If I am not interested in
> the 505 stuff that day I delete the lot.
>
> 4. Some time ago this issue came up and it was suggested that in the subject
> bar a regional identifier would be included. We were doing this for a while
> but perhaps we got lazy.
>
> 5. In the US west we do have local lists for local class issues, but I for
> one am always interested in race results, anywhere.
>
> 5. If it is too hard to sort the 2 or 3 emails this list generates daily
> (tops), lets just do the regional identifier in the subject (i.e. SO CAL, UK
> SOUTH, WA, etc.) and not try to split the 14 fleet into segregated national
> classes. I thought the point was to be a unified world fleet. Not regress
> into backwater politics and let the world pass on by.
>
> 6. If I was limited to reading just what locals had to say, I think I might
> get bored. I see them all too often. What is the adventure in that?
>
> 7. IMHO reading anybody's mail on any 14 issue is worth wading through the
> dozen spams I get anyway. (XXXXX!!!, Make tons of money in Seconds!!!, Buy
> this Now!!!)
>
> Best regards to all,
>
> Pete Mohler
> US Pres.
> USA 1114
> Goin' Postal
>
>
<p>Cheers,
Chris
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