[MLB-WIRELESS] POSTING DISCIPLINE - DELETE EXCESS QUOTAGE

[Jon]

can you guys conduct this off-list please ?

jon


dwayne wrote:

> Ben Anderson wrote:
>
> > > This is why we have threads and mail archives.
> >
> > Well in that case, what is the purpose of having a mailing list?
>
> So we can read mail?
>
> > Just run a 'web board' to maintain the context.
>
> But I like to read stuff on my local machine.
>
> > Seriously, if the context of the
> > previous few comments (from which the response is derrived) the possible
> > number of interpretations of that response increases in a large way -- large
> > enough that I believe anyone reasonably interested in looking at 'new' ideas
> > (ie ones outside the current scope of their knowledge) will have a very
> > difficult time interpreting the ideas presented, as a "response" doesn't
> > usually contain enough details to be able to follow a persons train of
> > thought in and of itself.
>
> I have never ever had anyone ever say they had trouble with the context in my
> messages, and I delete excess quotage.
>
> I see it as a matter of politeness. You don't mumble or spit when talking to
> someone, so why not spend a fraction of a second (well, minute) making your
> email come across nicely?
>
> Bruce Sterling was right on this issue, email is arguably the greatest public
> exposure most people will get in their lives, and yet if they were on TV
> they'd have a shave and wear nice clothes.
>
> > > 500 messages per day since 1990?
> >
> > By my rough calculations, that should be less than 10gig for 12 years,
> > uncompressed.  Due to the large amount of redundancy, compression could
> > probably reduce that by between 5 and 10 fold.
>
> And decent quoting techniques would reduce this probably 50-fold
>
> > > Hang on, are you saying you can get 10 gig drives for $40?
> >
> > 80 gig for 315.   10 gig drives are like 145, 20 155, 40 210 and 80 315.
> > Who in their right mind wouldn't buy an 80?
>
> err, people like me who cannot afford them?
>
> Dwayne
>
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