Re: posting - changing subject lines (asking feedback)

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--- In , Todd Slater <dontodd@c...>

wrote:

> Perhaps some have a penchant for over-analyzing things; I've changed

> the subject line maybe 5 times since 1997, and only when taking the

> discussion in a *completely* new direction--I even got criticized

> for not starting a new thread on a couple of those occassions. I

think

> 's comment about it being " within the same general subject

> matter " is a nice way to put it. In that view, the infertility >

butter

> shift would have been unnecessary since it continued to relate to

the

> general subject of pregnancy. However, had JC just wanted to talk

> about butter without any concern for infertility, that would have

> warranted a whole new thread IMO.

>

> Anyway, it seems this has been discussed enough on the list before I

> even joined, so I'll stop talking about it. I talk about over

> analyzing and now look at me . Well, I've long been fascinated by

> the dynamics of online communities. I frequently save entire threads

> that exemplify conflict and community response. The swarm around

Gene's

> comments are joining the archive!

>

> BTW, maybe you gmail folks might be interested in using gmail for

> remote file storage. Check out

> http://www.xmailharddrive.com/beta/index.html. I have no economic

> interest in the site, I just think it's cool.

>

> Cheers,

> Todd

Hi again:

I was thinking that maybe the most obvious *problem* with this list

is that it is over-active. People are actively posting. See for

yourself: this is my tenth post today. On another list I belong to

the moderator told me to not post more than 5 messages a day. What

would he do if he were on this list? Go crazy?

and the other moderators: what are your favourite strategies

towards relaxing? How do you feel by the end of the day?

So, this is maybe the weak and at the same time the strong point of

this list: its high activity. Its dynamism. Subjects change very

quickly. Threads can come up and disappear in a fraction. Many

different things are being said at once. Some of the problems that

are being referred to can't be solved under the present

circumstances. I am involved in this. Maybe I should try to post

less, using a filter to decide what is useful and what is

unnecessary. This is very difficult, but I think I should try to

limit myself to a certain number of postings per day.

I would welcome feedback from you on this. Thank you.

José

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> and the other moderators: what are your favourite strategies

>towards relaxing? How do you feel by the end of the day?

I'm more of an evening person than a morning person, frankly, so I often

feel better at the end of the day, but after a day's work and maybe a

workout and then dinner, I'll often read or watch a movie or

something. Other days I work right up to bedtime.

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