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

[John C via OE]

Thanks, Tim, for all you have done and will do for this community!!

John C.

From: Timothy Wegner via OE <OE at lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:OE at lists.wedgeblade.net>>
Reply-To: Timothy Wegner <tim at tswegner.net<mailto:tim at tswegner.net>>, Order Ecumenical Community <OE at lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:OE at lists.wedgeblade.net>>
Date: Thursday, September 15, 2016 at 11:04 PM
To: Order Ecumenical Community <OE at lists.wedgeblade.net<mailto:OE at lists.wedgeblade.net>>
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Where did our on-line community go?

Ellie Stock wrote:

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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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