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Jim Anglin

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 47
Location: Independence, OR (7S5 Airpark)

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 10:53 am Post subject: DO NOT ARCHIVE

SNIP

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		   Ok you win Milt must be the "rolling eyes" that did it.  Fine if you

 guys don't care about the archives I guess then

 I don't either. If you can't tell which messages are useful and which

 ones are not then I certainly will not try to

 nudge people to use the do not archive feature in the future, carry on.

 Just for the record here is an example of a useless

 message IMO. That was the  complete message in reply to another post. I

 am not picking "BPA engines" I just think

 that sometimes people forget to use it, I know I have in the past.



 "Tell him where you got the engine Ross"



 I will end it here so as not to continue to add to the useless posts

 which apparently from the response I am getting it was. 



 Jerry



WTG Jerry - I'm with you........and if you ever have to search the archives 
	


you'll see why.



Jim



HR II N144HR

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Jim Anglin
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n395v

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Posts: 450

Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2006 5:44 pm Post subject: Re: DO NOT ARCHIVE

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		  must be the "rolling eyes" that did it. 	




Jim,



It is impossible to be unhappy with a guy who has a sense of humor and valid point of view especially if he drives a rocket. 



almost forgot Do Not Archive

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Milt

sears(at)searnet.com
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:09 am Post subject: DO NOT ARCHIVE

I hope Milt feels better for venting his anger.  Unfortunately, he's added

more "useless" chatter to the list, in the process.  Those, like Milt, who

believe it's OK to post trivia, jokes, etc., on the list on a regular basis,

instead of chatting offline, will continue to do so.  If challenged, they'll

find a way to justify it.  There will always be folks like Jerry and myself

who still consider the RV-list a support forum, with small bits of humor,

etc., thrown in, and will want to keep it that way.  We'll continue trying

to keep our clutter to a minimum, and try to convince others to do the same,

because we've tried using the archives and couldn't find the information we

needed due to the clutter involved.



Those who contribute tidbits that aren't support information will continue

to not use "do not archive" and add to the problem.  It's just too easy to

forget to add that little phrase.  That's the real problem.  Some worry that

using the "do not archive" phrase too much could lead to not having good

information archived.  Most of the info we see has already been archived, at

some point.  If one feels that the info is important enough to archive, one

can archive it for the contributor, as has been done before.



As for hitting the delete key, unfortunately, it's become the norm, instead

of the exception, for many of us.  There seems to be more chatter than

actual support generation, these days.  Oftentimes, a question is asked and

never gets answered because the responses have nothing to do with the

question.  When that happens, I try to answer the question offline and start

hitting the delete key.



Anyway, maybe it's time to end this thread and get back to building RVs.

Enough has been said on the subject.  We'll agree to disagree on this list's

usage forever and not get anything done.  I'm headed for the shop where I

can take my frustration out on some rivets.  



Jim in KY

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khorton01(at)rogers.com
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Posted: Sat Feb 04, 2006 3:53 am Post subject: DO NOT ARCHIVE

On 4 Feb 2006, at 06:01, <sears(at)searnet.com> <sears(at)searnet.com> wrote:



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 As for hitting the delete key, unfortunately, it's become the norm,  

 instead

 of the exception, for many of us.  There seems to be more chatter than

 actual support generation, these days.  Oftentimes, a question is  

 asked and

 never gets answered because the responses have nothing to do with the

 question.  When that happens, I try to answer the question offline  

 and start

 hitting the delete key.


	


I agree that the signal to noise ratio on this list has declined, and  

that is unfortunate.  But I believe that sending replies directly to  

the person who asked the question only contributes to the problem.   

It reduces the amount of "signal" on the list, and makes the list  

look like it is only a place for chatter.



Quite often I have learned a lot from answers to questions I didn't  

ask.  I believe we should always post answers to the list.



Just my opinion.



Kevin Horton         RV-8 (finishing kit)

Ottawa, Canada

http://www.kilohotel.com/rv8



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Jim Anglin

Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 47
Location: Independence, OR (7S5 Airpark)

Posted: Sun Feb 05, 2006 9:42 am Post subject: DO NOT ARCHIVE

A very simple solution to this problem is to build a signature file and add it to all emails to the list automatically that contains the phrase DO NOT ARCHIVE.     Then if the author has something worthwhile to contribute that might be valuable to future generations delete the phrase DO NOT ARCHIVE .



And PLEASE stop quoting the messages in your reply.  I don't believe there is anyone here who will not know what you are talking about when reading your reply post.  It is redundant, and stupid to believe that a message needs to be included in a reply as long as the subject line is correct.



jim (do i need to add do not archive ?)

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Jim Anglin
HR II N144HR

lhelming(at)sigecom.net
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Posted: Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:00 am Post subject: DO NOT ARCHIVE

Jim, WADR, I take a message that does not contain some remnant of the 

original message (so I know what it is about) and just delete it.  Just like 

this one but Jim knows but few others.  Worth less if the original reference 

is not there IMHO.  do not archive.

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