[17976] in APO-L
Re: Split the list?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Derek J. Cashman)
Sun Dec 14 20:58:47 1997
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 20:52:42 -0500
Reply-To: "Derek J. Cashman" <dcashman@CONCENTRIC.NET>
From: "Derek J. Cashman" <dcashman@CONCENTRIC.NET>
To: Multiple recipients of list APO-L <APO-L@VM.CC.PURDUE.EDU>
On Sunday, December 14, at 12:23 PM, Richard Edward Vehlow (vehlor@RPI.EDU)
wrote:
>I have an idea. Why not split APO-L into 2 lists:
>
>APONEWS-L: for information on upcoming events, chapter >schedules, recent
project reports, new brothers, new officers, and >the like. Questions only
on clarification of info posted there.
>
>APODISC-L: for discussion on fraternity ideology, legislation and >misc.
issues.
>
>That way, many of us can still subscribe to everything, while some >can
choose one or the other, to get their share of info or discussion >without
too much mailbox clutter.
This has been proposed before, or something similar to it. Personally, I
strongly suggest against it. There are currently two APO=related mailing
lists, APO-L (which is for general discussion and business), and APOSOC-L,
which was created after APO-L first got popular and everyone was posting
everything from jokes, to personal whatever to the list. While the current
arrangement of separate mailing lists for business and social discussions
has worked well, we really don't need any more lists as it would just create
more clutter and confusion that we're already getting,...
If this were an actual proposal, my vote would be a resounding, "NO!" and I
would encourage others to do the same.
-- Derek Cashman (dcashman@concentric.net)
-- Alumni; Alpha Beta Omega Chapter; Old Dominion University
