[Oe List ...] Where did our on-line community go?

[Timothy Wegner via OE]

Ellie Stock wrote:

>>
it seems to me the decline started after the change in email procedure,
where, to "respond" no longer goes to the whole community but just to the
person who has sent the email.
>>

The previous list behavior (reply goes to sender) is considered the
best practice for mailing lists, but different strokes for different folks.
So I have changed it back. Be aware that replies to earlier posts will
still go to the sender, but replies to this or later messages should go to
the lists. When I say "will go to ..."  keep in mind you can always make
your reply positively go the the list by just making sure the list address
(found in the footer of every message) is in the address list. I made the
same change to both lists.

There is no magic to keeping the list lively, it just needs a few folks
posting some interesting material from time to time. In the last few years
the dialogue list had more heavy duty discussions, and some folks have told
me they actually preferred this list because it was quieter. But I gave up
trying to  nudge the lists one way or another years ago.

The recent news from our Adelaide colleagues concerning the completed life
of Frank Bremner brought up many memories from almost 40 years ago. Susan
and I were in Australia from 1974 to 1978 and knew Frank well. Our son
Dietrich was born in Adelaide.

Tim
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