Talk about OT! Was: [Shotimes] Sad, really

[David P]

And to think I put a joke at the end. Save those tears for the day you get
beat by an Accord.



David P

95MTX



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----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Fratzke" <tfratzke@southviewdesign.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 13:59
Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Sad, really


> I think I'm crying... :(
>
> Tony 93 ATX
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of David P
> Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 11:34 AM
> To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> Subject: [Shotimes] Sad, really
>
> I have really enjoyed the SHOtimes mailing list over the last few years,
> but
> off topic discussion has become too much of a problem for me. I don't
> mind a
> little banter among friends, but this is a rather large group of
> friends, and
> the banter is nowhere near "little". Too many people are double-sending
> message, cross-posting to TechSHO, and holding long, drawn-out
> conversations
> that don't pertain to SHOs or our relationships. I've never cared that
> someone
> asks about different cars, but the conversations go on for weeks, and
> another
> 100 messages are added because of it. On every other list I subscribe
> to, the
> same thing happens, except the responders talk off-list to keep from
> flooding
> everyone else with unnecessary emails. I have not seen the list owner
> keeping
> after this, so I assume it is considered acceptable now. Unfortunately,
> I no
> longer have the interest to constantly keep after my filters (so few
> people
> here put OT in the subject line). 40% of messages being OT on a daily
> basis is
> unreal and unbearable for a list of this size. I am unsubscribing from
> SHOtimes. Anyone that wants a good, SHO-related discussion can find me
> on
> TechSHO as long as the OT cross-posting is kept to a minimum.
>
> Which reminds me: TechSHO was opened to allow for SHO-only discussion.
> Why are
> we getting OT cross-posting? I won't name any names, but I received FOUR
> of
> the same OT message, from the same person. They posted twice (for
> insurance?),
> and posted to both SHOtimes and TechSHO, so I got four emails. That is
> nuts.
> Nuts seems to be the norm lately. I'm not a squirrel.
>
>
>
> David P
>
> 95MTX
>
>
>
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