So, this new format, it would allow me to not recieve emails
with
"Altman" and "The Long Goodbye" anywhere in the subject
line?
On Feb 18, 2008 10:52 AM, Mark R. Harris <
brokerharris@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
>
> Spelling is a minor issue; the full range of
functionalities is a major
> issue. A key point: the way Yahoo Groups is set up,
I can receive all
> emails; a daily digest; or no emails at all. What I
can't do is decide which
> topics and threads are of interest to me and receive
update notices on just
> those topics. Once you have gotten used to the
ability to do that, the lack
> of ability to do it is frankly somewhat infuriating.
Think of all the
> annoyance that was created by the endless
back-and-forth on Altman's The
> Long Goodbye, which could have been easily resolved
if people could decide
> to subscribe to that thread or not, based on their
preference.
>
> Formats move on and improve. The "no frills"
approach strikes me as
> antiquated and very lacking in user-friendliness,
and I am scarcely a
> technological determinist.
>
> Mark
>
> On 2/18/08, jacquesdebierue <
jacquesdebierue@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > --- In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com
<rara-avis-l%40yahoogroups.com>,
>
> > "Mark R. Harris"
> > <brokerharris@...> wrote:
> >
> > > I should add: one would also have the
ability to edit one's own posts
> > > (how many times have you wished to do
that, bothered by a mis-spelling
> > > or a mis-statement of fact?); to send
private messages through the
> > > board itself; to do advanced searches; to
have "buddy" and "ignore"
> > > lists; and so on.
> >
> > I strongly prefer the no frills format. And
spelling is not the point
> > here, content is. We are not writing for
posterity but chatting about
> > topics that interest us. Our utterances are
perishable (just like we are).
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > mrt
> >
> >
> >
>
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> Mark R. Harris
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