Re: List question

On Thu, 17 Jun 1999 01:17:18 EDT, WAnliker@... wrote:

>Right now there
>is a very strong thread on Lunix/EMC. And if this continues to make progress,
>it appears it will be the system of choice for many of us. And the price
>seems to be right.
>But soon Dan will have the DRO cards out, so expect to see a good thread
>there. Also STEPSTER is in the wings waiting awaiting more discussion.
>Dan also has a system in the works for the Sherline sized equipment, this
>should also develop a good thread.
>As to whether to split the list, a few I's and about 190 saying
>nothing????????

On our aviation engine list that's now over 2 years old, we've
repeatedly had the same sorta "firehose" phenom, whenever we get some
barnburner of a thread going. It might seem plausible to split the list,
but it becomes obvious to list denizens that this is infeasible, as soon
as a few such barnburners have come and gone, and people realize that
with such an interesting and rich focus area, it's inevitably gonna
actually happen overNover again. Hee.

The BEST solution to those annoyed by the firehose on topics they're not
currently jazzed about, is to freely switch backNforth from "firehose
mode" to "lounge lizard mode" (aka digest). When something like the EMC
thread fires up (which I TOO am not currently hot for, but like to watch
from the sidelines, cuz someday, who knows...), and the volume gets to
be too much for ya, consider going to lounge mode if skipping thru
individual posts isn't your cupOtea. That way, in digest mode, you can
scan thru the digest very quickly to find any morsels you're hoping for,
and when YOUR barnburner of a topic fires off, or when the current
barnburner abates, then switch back to normal mode. Since it's easy as
pie to switch backNforth, via the Onelist interface, it's a no-brainer.

We should just be thankful that the list is so hot as to keep the topics
focused on the chartered subjects. If you wuz askin me opinion, I see no
real justification for a split. Just me dos centavos.

>I would say to anyone if your subject is not being discussed, jump in and
>teach the rest of us, or ask questions to get the rest of us to teach you.

I agree, the best way to get a barnburner going is to light the match,
then stoke the fire.

Gar