I would hate to see any attempt to encourage people not to become
involved in these lists. To do so would stifle the free exchange of
ideas, opinions, and even "facts". To the contrary, by encouraging all
people to participate in discussions, no matter how redundant, gives
more people a sense of "belonging". The last thing we want is a
friendly conversation among a narrow group.
Just remember, "caveat lector"...reader beware. And if a post is
bothersome, just hit the delete button.
Bob Evans
Anaheim, California
> Perhaps we could all:
> 1 - Refrain from putting in our 2 cents worth if 10 other people have
> already responded with the same 2 cents worth.
> 2 - If it's just a guess on our part why don't we say so.
> 3 - If it's a long message refrain from passing on all of it (and all
> previous responses) in our reply (Maybe leave enough of the original
> message so that everyone will know to what we are responding)
> 4 - Could we also perhaps stop responding if there is nothing useful to
> add, and/or has nothing whatever to do with British cars! so as to cut down
> on the number of messages we all have to wade through.
>
> That's my opinion ... and thank you for your time, I'll try not to waste it!
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