[leps-talk] Re: and cross posting
Anne Kilmer
viceroy at GATE.NET
Thu Jul 10 01:23:48 EDT 2003
Ron Gatrelle wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Walker" <mwalker at gensym.com>
> To: "'Michael Gochfeld'" <gochfeld at EOHSI.RUTGERS.EDU>;
> <leps-l at lists.yale.edu>; "'TILS leps talk '"
> <TILS-leps-talk at yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 11:13 AM
> Subject: [leps-talk] LEPS-L and cross posting
>
>
>
>>The bottom line is: why not cross post? Those people who choose to
>>"listen" to more than one forum get what they ask for. More messages.
>>
>>Mark Walker.
>
>
> A third reason. It frequently ends up that at some point the cross
> postings end up only on one list. Then perhaps back on another. What this
> does to those folks who are not subscribed to all the lists is that they
> end up only getting part of the discussion and thus, don't get the whole
> scoop which can result in misunderstandings and false conclusions.
>
> RG
>
> X2
>
>
But that's the best part, isn't it?
(What effect did you have in mind? I have already mailed the chocolate
cake; don't eat it.)
Anne Kilmer
Mayo, Ireland
Where the naturalist who drove from Dublin to see Sophy the Pine Marten
has been skunked, and is sleeping in my office while I keep watch in
case she comes for early breakfast.
She is not herself a butterfly, but he is a lepper. So it goes.
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