Signal to noise on mailing lists
Nov. 13th, 2005 12:33 pmHonestly, is there anyone out there who actually enjoys a list that is about 80% one-line response to fanfiction? Mostly of the "so good give me more!" variety?
I used to think that the great SenAd/SXF divide was a little artificial, then started joining lists in Stargate and NCIS fandoms that allowed stories with the discussion and feedback onlist. It's simply astonishing how inane people are willing to be in public simply because they're too damned lazy to change the To: line from the group address to the author's.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the authors who reply to one-line solicitations for more offlist and drop a gentle hint to all those who responds on-list with one-line thanks of their own.
Two spams don't make a real post, kids.
To all those sitting there thinking, "Don't be such a bitch...your delete key is made for magic moments like this!" I say "when I spend more time deleting than reading by a factor of, like, 10 to 1, it's over and how the hell much time do you have on your hands?"
Anyway...I now need links to any good fanfiction that catches y'all's attention from the inpenetrably dense underbrush of "feedback" on the NavyNCISslash mailing list.
Thanks.
I used to think that the great SenAd/SXF divide was a little artificial, then started joining lists in Stargate and NCIS fandoms that allowed stories with the discussion and feedback onlist. It's simply astonishing how inane people are willing to be in public simply because they're too damned lazy to change the To: line from the group address to the author's.
I'd like to take this opportunity to thank all the authors who reply to one-line solicitations for more offlist and drop a gentle hint to all those who responds on-list with one-line thanks of their own.
Two spams don't make a real post, kids.
To all those sitting there thinking, "Don't be such a bitch...your delete key is made for magic moments like this!" I say "when I spend more time deleting than reading by a factor of, like, 10 to 1, it's over and how the hell much time do you have on your hands?"
Anyway...I now need links to any good fanfiction that catches y'all's attention from the inpenetrably dense underbrush of "feedback" on the NavyNCISslash mailing list.
Thanks.