| From: | "Terry L. Amburgey" <xanth@********.uky.edu> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | FAQ section on personal chatter |
| Date: | Wed, 09 Oct 1996 12:13:36 -0400 |
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> 2: People want the FAQ rewritten. Thats my job..sooooo...I'm doing
>it right now. Anything you want added/deleted/changed, please email me and
>I'll work on it. Send it right to me <fro@***.ab.ca> and please put FAQ
>somewhere in the subject line.
I'm sending this to the list instead of directly to Fro because I would like
to see some discussion and get some advice before I make a request.
Recent events suggest to me that a significant number of people don't like
the list used for 'personal' posts instead of 'public' posts. The gist is that
some people pay for access and resent having to pay for blather they're not
interested in and some people [like me] aren't interested in sifting through it
even with free access.
My problem is in distinguishing between personal stuff that is not relevant to
the 'common' interests of the list and personal stuff that IS relevant to
the common interests of the list. For example, personal [game specific] content
can be very useful in discussing rules interpretation, house rules, gaming
style and idea generation. Is there a way to let people know that personal
content used for the common good [so to speak] is fine but that private email
should be used for game talk and munchkin bragging?
I'd appreciate any insights. Terry
Terry L. Amburgey Email: xanth@***.uky.edu
Associate Professor Phone: (606) 257-7726
College of Business and Economics Fax: (606) 257-3577
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY 40506-0034
