Post by thread:all: [ADMIN]: Tag reminders on replies. Last word?

Due to a lack of overwhelming outcry from members to the suggestion that replies NOT be checked and the reminder sent, and due to the continuing outcry from a few members about the reminder being sent for replies, I've spent the time required to program the checking program to ignore replies. I do hope that will make more people happy and most importantly, not discourage anyone from posting a reply. I also hope that people who are regular posters will try to remember to correct the tags when they do reply even though they will not receive a reminder. The message is worded as follows: <BLOCKQUOTE> Just a quick reminder, FYI only: The subject line on your post of MM/DD/YYYY at HH:MM:SS "subject line with no [PIC]:, [OT]:, [EE]: or [AD]: at start" does not meet the subject rules for posting to the PICList; The subject must START with ONE of, [PIC]:, [EE]:, [OT]:, or [AD]:. The colon is required. The tags can also be typed in lowercase. Re: is ok before the tag. Posts, like this one, that are not tagged with one of these are sent in a special topic called Other: which many PICList members do not subscribe to. As a result, many of the members who would be interested in your post or reply, did not see it. You can ensure that more people see your post by selecting the appropriate tag and re-sending your post with that tag at the start of the subject. You can turn off the Other: topic (and avoid the distraction of mis-tagged posts) by sending SET PICLIST TOPICS: -Other to spam_OUTLISTSERVTakeThisOuTMITVMA.MIT.EDU .....LISTSERVKILLspam@spam@MITVMA.MIT.EDU?body=SET%20PICLIST%20TOPICS:%20-Other> For more information, please see: http://www.piclist.com/#topics P.S. Only Admins should use the All: topic to originate a thread. When replying to a Digest message, please edit the Subject line to indicate the thread you are replying to. Send any questions about this reminder to: jamesnewtonKILLspampiclist.com </BLOCKQUOTE> Mark wrote the original text and I have revised it, what? 4 times based on peoples suggestions for how to make it more friendly. I'm always open to more suggestions. I want to avoid pissing anyone off (if possible) while still teaching and I'm always amazed at how hard that can be <GRIN>. Any help appreciated. ...I do want to point out, however, that this list is not a democracy. Its a benevolent dictatorship. JORYS OWN THIS LIST. Not me, not you not anyone else. Who can destroy a thing, owns a thing. If Jory says the list is no more, it is no more. Jory has said that he is not convinced that these tags are a good or bad thing yet. I am also not sure one way or the other. That is why I'm asking for input. Well... that and it also seems to provide a vent for people. I just don't want people to get the idea that anyone other than Jory will decide what is to be done in the end. Please don't be offended if you are part of a majority says "do this" and we "do that" instead. ...And finally, I've been working to setup a real time archive of the piclist with a fast search capability, all the posts back to the very beginning online, and with the ability to assist members and non-members with posting and replying to messages. The idea is that people could read the list messages via a web page and reply using a form that would assist them in correctly tagging the message, and would automatically search the archive for keywords in their text to reduce the level of FAQs and admin messages. The two major problems with that are that my little server is about at its limit (and Jory has chipped in a new software license to solve that problem, which I will install ASAP) and that it takes my programming time to do the work. I'm trying to find the time to do it where ever I can, but it goes slowly so please be patient. --- James Newton (PICList Admin #3) .....jamesnewtonKILLspam.....piclist.com 1-619-652-0593 PIC/PICList FAQ: http://www.piclist.com or .org {Original Message removed}