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Subject: Re: [OM] An annoying habit from the Oly list is now also infecting the LUG
From: Dawid Loubser <dawid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012 09:54:13 +0200
Cc: lug Group <lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Hi guys,

I recently made this new image (I am definitely still a Zuikoholic):
http://fc02.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2012/180/a/5/not_so_fast_by_philosomatographer-d55cjsq.jpg



...LOL :-)

Nathan, I agree with you 100%, mailing lists are "tedious enough" as it
is (to follow, versus forums etc) and this practice of thread drift /
hijacking does annoy me also.

regards,
Dawid


On Thu, 2012-07-12 at 08:17 +0200, Nathan Wajsman wrote:
> One of my pet peeves with mailing lists is when people who want to post a 
> picture or whatever do not start a new thread but simply reply to a message 
> on an existing thread. This has long been an annoyance on the Olympus list, 
> but now I am beginning to see it more and more on the Leica list as well 
> (perhaps not surprising, given the overlap between the two lists).
> 
> I am in the habit of almost automatically deleting any thread with a subject 
> line that does not interest me, and also any thread with more than 20-30 
> messages, since that usually indicates heavy thread drift or a food fight, 
> neither of which interest me. If someone has posted a masterpiece in the 
> middle of such threads, I simply will not see it.
> 
> So, please, if you have something NEW to share, create a new thread!
> 
> Cheers,
> Nathan
> 
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
> http://www.greatpix.eu
> http://www.nathanfoto.com
> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws
> Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/
> 
> 
> YNWA
> 
> 
> 

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