On 31/08/2007, David Gerard <dgerard(a)gmail.com> wrote: I sure wouldn't want to be trying to follow it using traditional means! Gmail is quite handy too for both skipping threads and posts. Also one doesn't have to worry about the high traffic or deleting emails! If I really had to find something from sometimes back or across all posts, I can just use gmail search, which is also handy! I think wiki-en can be useful for getting an idea of Wikipedia goings-on without reading a bazillion different "Wikipedia:X" type pages daily. Most big things crop up here - even if they don't deserve to be a big issue. It's enlightening in itself though to see lots of discussion about a non-issue that lots of people get fired up about. Zoney -- ~()____) This message will self-destruct in 5 seconds...

On 31/08/2007, Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86(a)comcast.net> wrote: Because in my personal opinion the quality of posts varies per author, not per thread. Mind you, in practice I still read everything ... - d.

Oskar Sigvardsson wrote: There are limits! A loooong post from some sender that I don't recognize, and that begins with "Some bastard just blocked me ..." is likely to draw as much of my reading time as the post that I am now answering. :-) Ec

On 8/31/07, Marc Riddell <michaeldavid86(a)comcast.net> wrote: Because polluted, unorganized threads are completely useless! :-) I agree with David that its easier just to go through and ignore the usual suspects, but I haven't been around for a while, and I don't recognize some of the newer ones. Still it would be nice if we could rename garbage thread titles... Hence I see the future... its... online OTRS style flagging.. a cross between mail and wiki... a rating system for posts, etc... -stevertigo

on 8/31/07 2:56 PM, stevertigo at stvrtg(a)gmail.com wrote: Ignore members of your own Community who are suspected of what? Marc