In the interest of making it possible for users to read all (or even most) e-mail's from the mailing list, and to give people equal representation on the list (to try an keep people who don't send 50 million e-mails from being ignored) I propose we set up a limit to the number of e-mails that can be sent per day per e-mail account. This will encourage to say meaningful things (instead of useless crap). Also, I propose that everyone read the standard rules of Netiquette (search google if you need to) and follow them. While some people would consider things they do on this list harmless, others (including me) consider them rude.
I realize that my above message may sound harsh, but I am just trying to be direct about this problem (no beating around the bush for me).
Thanks -- Michael Becker
Michael Becker wrote:
In the interest of making it possible for users to read all (or even most) e-mail's from the mailing list, and to give people equal representation on the list (to try an keep people who don't send 50 million e-mails from being ignored) I propose we set up a limit to the number of e-mails that can be sent per day per e-mail account.
I'm not sure that I support this, exactly, but I would like to note that "too much volume" is as much a barrier to participation as rules of this type, and that I do think this is a problem.
Part of it might be an increased effort on everyone's part to only bring things to the mailing list after they can't be resolved on /talk pages.