Maybe Paul's real intent was to draw out some of the "lurkers" into a
discussion. If so, I'd say he's succeeded masterfully. I've never seen as many
individuals respond to a single topic. That Paul...sure is a sneaky little
b*****d!
Now, if we can just get that same participation for a piping related subject....
Group,
Just want to thank Paul for the great job he's done for this list and at
www.pipingdesign.com . He has done a service for the piping community.
Hopefully the list will continue. I would apply for moderator if there was
enough income to justify the time.......
And Paul, I'm still interested in resuming our advertising. $30 (US)/month for web banner and list sponsor?
Ken Edwards
Athens, Ohio USA (740) 592-1890
The fluid flow calculations website - <a href="http://www.LMNOeng.com">http://www.LMNOeng.com</a>
> The way it works now is that those that have been posting often and have
> contributed intelligent stuff [1] have free, unmoderated access to
> everyone (I.E., they are not moderated by me) and can post whatever they
> want. There are quite a few of these guys/girls [2] already.
>
> Who wants to moderate the discussion?
>
> This is a truly independent list. I do not know personally know (except
> for Jacques, who hasn't posted here for a long time) anyone else on the
> list. So I guess that's what one might call independent. Supposedly,
> some other people get gangs of friends to visit their website to boost
> search engine rankings. Luckily, in my case, I have no friends, so
> whatever search engine results seen are based purely on real stats.
>
> Paul
>
> [1] Some qualified people are infrequent posters and are still
> moderated, but are likely "worthwhile" (that may be a poor choice of
> terms). It's just that I may not have had the time to evaluate their
> past messages and assign non-moderated status.
>
> [2] After Barbara agrees to marry me, we'll talk (this is an inside joke
> just for her).
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve McKenzie" <mechproj@xtra.co.nz>
> To: <PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 4:49 AM
> Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] Future of the PipingDesign Group
>
>
> > Aha
> > so the problem is the time taken to deal with spam.
> > I had a look round a few, poorly moderated groups and think I see what
> you
> > mean.
> > So what goes wrong if you set your filters so only existing group
> members
> > (addresses) go to the "for moderation" folder, and the rest goes to
> the
> > "when I get around to it" folder? It may mean a bit of a wait for new
> > members (who dont know any existing members) to be approved, but what
> the
> > hell?
> > If you are starting a new job the last thing you would want is a spam
> war
> > every night.
> > Any way of sharing the load?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Steve
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Paul Bowers [mailto:pbowers@pipingdesign.com]
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 10:24 PM
> > To: <a href="/group/PipingDesign/post?postID=TlmX32k8OxIvYsCBJfRlFqCPZsO1M8xHjTh8LhMsh7kHlFrT5B5KTWeXGDw7LCQ-xH-Rywao-VxMOTgTdXvV53gF5A">PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com</a>
> > Subject: Re: [PipingDesign] Future of the PipingDesign Group
> >
> >
> > These days, finding each valued "Steve" message has become an exercise
> > in "who to not delete", as far as incoming messages go. Even with spam
> > filtering.
> >
> > I'll try to post each and every challenge as I encounter it, but I
> hope
> > you will be patient.
> >
> > I'm afraid that after a tough day at work I'll come home to 238 spams
> > and just not pay attention. And then, the next day it'll be 579
> > messages, etc..
> >
> > Then everything goes crapilicious.
> >
> > Paul
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Steve McKenzie" <mechproj@xtra.co.nz>
> > To: <PipingDesign@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2004 2:41 AM
> > Subject: RE: [PipingDesign] Future of the PipingDesign Group
> >
> >
> > > Paul
> > >
> > > perhaps you could explain whats wrong with lurkers or
> yahoos(whatever
> > they
> > > are). Are there some costs attached? Who cares?
> > >
> > > Glad to see you are going to get a real job. Comments on your trials
> > and
> > > tribulations in returning the the regular workforce could make
> > interesting
> > > reading.
>
>
>
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