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Subject: 
Re: 2003 .space Roll Call!
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lugnet.admin.general
Date: 
Thu, 10 Jul 2003 18:31:29 GMT
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Duane Hess wrote:

In lugnet.admin.general, Jon Palmer wrote:
In lugnet.admin.general, Frank Filz wrote:

Hmm, could we have a Lugnet feature to do roll calls to avoid the
newsgroup traffic they generate? Or do people really like the traffic
these roll calls generate? I guess if people responded with real
information it would be interesting, but the responses don't seem all
that different from "me too" posts.

Frank
(who is in a whiney mood today I guess...)

Considering that this is a once a year thing and will most likely generate no
more than 100 posts I hardly consider it an issue.


Well, it's only been a day and last I checked we're up to 63 posts. The roll
call gets larger each time it happens - at least I'm making that assumption.

I do think an auto roll call feature would be neat, but I also think that maybe
you're just in a whiney mood.

[ j o n ]

I think I'll whine too. While I like to get a feel for how many people are
actually active in .Space, the roll call just clutters up my inbox. If it's
possible, I think Frank's idea is a good one.

A variety of traffic generators seem to happen on a regular basis.
Castle seems to be the most prone to it, but I'd rather see real
messages not all these "gee, some other group is getting ahead of us in
traffic lets catch up" or "I'm bored, no one's saying anything, let's
generate traffic". An anual roll call isn't the worst example of this,
but I still lump it in the same category.

So call me whiney...

Frank



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  Re: 2003 .space Roll Call!
 
(...) Ah, Whiney Filz, we knew ye well. (GDR) -Grand Admiral and Keeper of Fleebnorks (URL) "Adopt a fleebnork. They're DYING!" -Sally Struthers (21 years ago, 10-Jul-03, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, FTX)
  Re: 2003 .space Roll Call!
 
(...) If I recall correctly, the last few months have seen a strong spike in MOC postings and less in the area of complaints. (see below) Here's a refresh of constructive messages for you, all posted within the last two weeks. (8 URLs) Within the (...) (21 years ago, 11-Jul-03, to lugnet.admin.general, FTX)

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(...) Well, it's only been a day and last I checked we're up to 63 posts. The roll call gets larger each time it happens - at least I'm making that assumption. (...) I think I'll whine too. While I like to get a feel for how many people are actually (...) (21 years ago, 10-Jul-03, to lugnet.admin.general)

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