Re: [MV] list archive (why I choose to unsubscribe)

From: m35products (m35prod@optonline.net)
Date: Thu Jul 08 2004 - 14:36:22 PDT


For Heaven's sake, don't let anyone know that I helped you. It would be bad
for my (current) reputation. apb

----- Original Message -----
From: "Warren Carlsrud" <wcarlsrud@globalcare.net>
To: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>; "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
<mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:57 PM
Subject: RE: [MV] list archive (why I choose to unsubscribe)

>
> Hehe, an answer to a question that I've been too lazy (for years...) to
bother to figure out...
>
> :)
>
> Warren Carlsrud
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: m35products [mailto:m35prod@optonline.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 2:43 PM
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [MV] list archive (why I choose to unsubscribe)
>
>
> Use the "reply all" button. apb
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Maynard" <mike@wesleyscott.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 1:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] list archive (why I choose to unsubscribe)
>
>
> > I think one thing that would help tremendously with the list, would be
> > to have replies go to the list automatically. This is the only list I
> > am on out of many, where when you click reply, it goes to the originator
> > of the msg, not the list. Very difficult to keep things on list that
> > way, and is how a lot of answers get missed.
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Neil E. Amrhein [mailto:neil@compu-powr.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2004 12:37 PM
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [MV] list archive (why I choose to unsubscribe)
> >
> > > Of late, a significant number of requests for info get answered by
> > > direct replies to the poster instead of the list. This is why so many
> > > questions get asked over and over and over. Because of this tendency,
> > a
> > > search of the archives gets you only the previously asked questions,
> > not the
> > > answers.
> >
> > Ron makes a good point here. However, I would point out that there
> > is no archive "search" that I am aware of, which helps contribute to
> > this exact problem. If Google hasn't cached what I'm looking for from
> > the archives, then I am hitting the list with it, even though it was
> > asked last month.
> > As an example, I was/am looking for M211 information. I remember
> > some discussion in the past about the transmissions, etc... But going to
> > the archives (which have not been updated in quite a while anyway) and
> > manually loading each month of each year and scouring subject lines for
> > this stuff is a waste of my time. So, I hit the list and hope someone is
> > gracious enough to answer my questions (again). Some list members like
> > to rant about how many times they've posted about a CUCV this, or an
> > M35A2 that, but they must have never tried to find anything in the
> > archives, or I doubt they'd complain so much.
> > If I am in the dark, and there is an archive keyword search
> > available, please let me in on it. Otherwise, I would suggest adding one
> > as an invaluable tool to help members find information, and to stop
> > members from whining ("Doesn't anyone read the archives? I'm posting
> > this for the 5th time....blah, blah, blah..."). I believe there are 3rd
> > party sources for mailing list archiving. I'd be willing to kick in a
> > few bucks toward it.
> >
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