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Of the 5 e-lists to which I describe, the TP list is probably
the *least* noisy; however, there are ways in which the noise
that does exists could be rendered easier to handle (as is done
on some other lists):
(1) Perhaps the mail list program could automatically prepend the
letters TP to the subject line (i.e., TP: 701 and PEP); that way
it is immediately recognizable as a TP message to readers. (If the
mail list program the administrators are using can't do this easily,
then maybe we could all try to adopt it as a posting convention).
(2) The actual machine under discussion (if machine-specific) should be
mentioned by the poster, maybe in parentheses, e.g. TP:(701) 701 and PEP.
(3) If the subject changes noticeably, then the poster who makes the change
should indicate this (e.g. TP:(701) overclocking (was: 701 and PEP)).
That way, if someone loses interest in a thread, they can just delete
all subsequent posts on the same thread without fear of missing
anything useful. (I think this was a problem with the latest 701 thread.)
I'm guilty of generating a certain amount of the recent noise, so I hereby
pledge (a) to follow my guidelines above (including manually implementing
(1), if the listowner can't do it easily), (b) to wait at least a day
between posts on a thread (unless the poster marks a question 'urgent' and
I have a *complete*, *precise* answer at hand), and (c) in my own queries, to
request that replies be emailed and I will summarize to the list).
I hereby grant permission to all of you to chew me out if I violate my pledge:-)
- David R.