Friends,
after some days, when i came to my computer
to read emails i found about 1100 '[OM]' marked
emails in my mailbox.
Some years ago i would say to myself:
Well, so many usefull & interesting informations are waiting
for me to read!
But today i saw, after a while, not so many usefull
informations and discussions are waiting for me,
which leaded me to do some critical statistics.
Quite carefully i scanned most of the messages and from
last 1100 emails i found only 280 trully ON TOPIC!
Where "ON TOPIC" I myself understand:
-OM/Zuiko+OM/Zuiko compatible (not digital) equipment discussions
-Photographic works sharings + discussions
-General photography discussions
-OM meetings settings
-OM/Zuiko FSs and WTBs plus Ebay sales sharings
(to the on topics i didn't count originally On topics which turned
after a while to Off topics)
280/1100 means only 25% ON TOPIC emails
or on each On topic there are three Off topics.
Do you think it is healthy ratio? I would say 60-80% is healthy.
Shouldn't somebody slightly moderate the list or give some basic rules?
Should't we mark absolutelly OTs as a '[OT]' ?
If not, should we mark some our rare messages '[ON TOPIC]'?
Should we than move to on-line chating room?
Or should we change the name of the list?
I think if a general answer for all first four questions is YES,
than the list is not for me.
Radek Faltus
PS: From my scanning the emails it seems to me only
John H. and Simon W. and a few others are keeping (as i think) healthy ratio
On topics/Off topics.
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