Theos-Talk Archives (February 1998 Message tt00369)

In a message dated 98-02-23 13:32:54 EST, you write:

Hi Eldon!

<<
 It's something to keep in mind as we post to the list. We can be
 judged based upon a few days of postings. How much of what we
 write would be considered "noise" and subject to a quick <DELETE>,
 as compared to something worth setting aside, printing, and
 carefully read? How much of our writings are helpful to someone
 interested in and wanting to study Theosophy?

 There's no easy answer, and I'm not sure we could make a general
 rule, but perhaps 3/4 of the people that drop theos-talk still
 want the monthly, indicating that there's something about the
 mailing list that doesn't meet their needs. Maybe there's
 nothing we can do, perhaps it's just that the nature of mailing
 lists doesn't lend itself to their needs? What do others think?  >>

In response to the person who cited they were dropping from the list - I
agree.  I find this particular mailing list to time consuming for what I am
able to use.  Many of the messages are forwarded to others list which means
duplicate time spent reading.  It is difficult to cipher out the
important from the unimportant.  Perhaps a list like theos-l would be easier to read and
handle.  Some of the messages appear to be more personal and perhaps should be
considered sent as personal messages. i.e.  ...not on the list.  I am
considering dropping this list, also, I just don't have time to pick through
all the messages.

Could the list be broken down into categories perhaps?  This may facilitate
sorting of subject matter.  It would permit people with special needs or focus
to pinpoint them and not waste time on extraneous material.  Some of the
subjects are misleading and forces one to read the content before realizing
it's not useful to the reader.

Namaste,

Catherine