<<Those with software that puts ***SPAM*** in the subject line of reflector
massages and don't edit it out on replies are *VERY* inconsiderate of the
other reflector users. >>
Unless the topic is House wiring on an amps reflector....
Sincerely,
Dr. William J. Schmidt, II K9HZ
Trustee of the North American QRO - Central Division Club - K9ZC
Email: bill@wjschmidt.com
WebPage: www.wjschmidt.com
"It's not what you take with you... but what you leave behind that counts.
Live each day as if it were your last."
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Subich, W4TV" <k4ik@subich.com>
To: "'Bill Turner'" <dezrat1242@ispwest.com>; "'Dr. William J. Schmidt, II'"
<bill@wjschmidt.com>; <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 8:25 PM
Subject: RE: [Amps] Conversation stopper?
>
> Actually, Dr. Schmidt has a point ... those with software that puts
> ***SPAM*** in the subject line of reflector massages and don't edit
> it out on replies are *VERY* inconsiderate of the other reflector
> users.
>
> 1) it breaks the thread order fore-mail software that sorts
> by topic.
> 2) it unnecessarily triggers spam filters, etc. for many users.
>
> I hope some reflector moderators will start filtering topics
> with the "spam" flags and/or unsubscribing users who are so
> inconsiderate as to not "clean up" their posts.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: amps-bounces@contesting.com
>> [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill Turner
>> Sent: Saturday, November 19, 2005 7:21 PM
>> To: Dr. William J. Schmidt, II; amps@contesting.com
>> Subject: [Amps] Conversation stopper?
>>
>>
>> At 07:36 AM 11/19/2005, Dr. William J. Schmidt, II wrote:
>>
>> >A resounding THANKS! to whoever was smart enough to put
>> "SPAM" into the subject line... my span filter now catches it.
>> >Good place for this waste of bandwidth on house wiring. I was
>> >worried we'd have to retitle the reflector
>> >name from "AMPS" to "HOUSE WIRING 101".
>> >
>> >Sincerely,
>> >
>> >Dr. William J. Schmidt, II K9HZ
>> >Trustee of the North American QRO - Central Division Club - K9ZC
>>
>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>>
>> The only "waste of bandwidth" I've seen so far is the above post. All
>> the others had something to contribute. Ok, this one
>> qualifies too. Sorry. :-)
>>
>> Were I a psych major, I think I could to a doctoral dissertation on
>> people who object to other people having a conversation which they
>> are not interested in. Something abnormal there for sure.
>>
>> If the good Dr. Schmidt was at a social gathering and he overheard a
>> conversation of no interest, would he walk over ask the people to
>> change the subject? Perhaps. Unlike electrocution, rudeness is not
>> self-limiting.
>>
>> I've been on the 'net since the early nineties and seen it many
>> times. It never fails to amaze me.
>>
>> Over to you, doc.
>>
>> 73, Bill W6WRT
>>
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