OK,
Now the subject/thread has changed to replying to people directly in the
group during an on going discussion. Example: I know that when I was responding
to the thread on Ameritron there was several people who replied directly to me
but it was the same subject matter as the ongoing thread nd to members that
chose to participate in regards to that subject. The people who replied
directly just did not want to air what they were saying to the entire AMPS
group. If a response directly to a member has the same subject matter as the
thread and that member has chosen to participate/engage on that subject how can
that possibly be classified as a SPAM.
OK, now here is the on-line Webster's dictionary definition of a SPAM
pasted here:
: unsolicited usually commercial e-mail sent to a large number of addresses
It sounds to me like the name of the thread is SPAM but what people have
begun talking about is not SPAM. In my job as an Electronic Technician it can
become embarrasing if a technical word is loosely thrown around out of context
and used for something it doesn't even mean.
Maybe the name of the thread should now be changed to email etiquette.
Also, I have had some time to engage recently in this thread more than normally
because I've had some free time and a break in the routine. I've seen some
great and highly educational items discussed making it worthwhile but also have
seen some vailed phrases that are intentionally designed to upset other
recipients and even carefully worded name calling broadcast over the entire
AMPS group.
Best Regards,
Mike Kendall
"Mike(W5UC) & Kathy(K5MWH)" <w5uc@cox.net> wrote:
Thanks Tony:
HMMMM, that even makes it more difficult because I don't have the foggiest
idea where to go to establish preferences. If I went there is it possible
to make those choices. I will go look at contesting dot com and see what I
find. Stand by for news.
Mike, W5UC
http://members.cox.net/w5uc
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony King - W4ZT"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Amps] Spam from Members of this List ...
Mike,
This is not a Yahoo mail group. It is hosted by Contesting dot Com.
73, Tony W4ZT
Mike(W5UC) & Kathy(K5MWH) wrote:
> Steve, I just went to the Yahoo Preferences page and found no such
> setting.
> I believe that is a function of the way the reflector sends the messages
> out. This is not likely to change as it is probably engrained in the
> entire
> Yahoo Culture. Unless the moderator has the power to change this, I doubt
> that anything will happen.
>
> 73,
> Mike, W5UC
> http://members.cox.net/w5uc
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Steve Thompson"
> To:
> Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 9:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Spam from Members of this List ...
>
>
>
>
> GGLL wrote:
>> Ian White GM3SEK escribió:
>>
>>
>>> Agreed.
>>>
>>> A large chunk of this problem is the creeping habit of sending an
>>> individual 'courtesy' copy of a reply that is also being posted to the
>>> list. Many kinds of e-mail software do this by default (unfortunately,
>>> some would say) and they pick up the originator's address from the
>>> message header.
>>>
>>> Many people (myself included) do not feel the need for that extra copy
>>> at all. We're going to read your message on the list anyhow, and having
>>> two copies in the system only invites confusion. You could say it is
>>> more courteous *not* to send an extra copy.
>>>
>>
>> I agree, one has to send only one copy. And also disagree with the "open
>> full" access to the forum's messages including addresses, by anyone who
>> do
>> a
>> simple search as Tony said.
>> I don't know why, but in this regard I'm lucky. Although I see the amps
>> reflector address among mine's in the recipients list, I always receive
>> one
>> message, not two.
> I'm sure there's a setting in the preferences when you register that
> removes the multiple copies if someone sends to the list and to the
> individual.
>
> Steve
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