[ExI] META: Overposting

[BillK]

On Mon, Mar 24, 2008 at 12:47 AM, Bryan Bishop wrote:
> On Sunday 23 March 2008, Natasha Vita-More wrote:
>  > Please be careful not to over-post on this list. (If you are not sure
>  > if you are overposting, please see how many times your name is
>  > appearing in relation to other posts :-))
>
>  http://heybryan.org/stats/2008-03-23-extropy-chat.html
>
>  People who have written most messages:   Author          Msg     Percent
>  1       spike66 at att.net 348     6.64 %


Quick! Call the moderator!

Oh-oh.  He *is* the moderator.     ;)



>  Huh. Guess I have to trim it down a bit.
>  - Bryan


Not necessarily.  The reference is to the 'EXTROPY-CHAT LIST GUIDELINES'.
Here: <http://www.extropy.org/emaillists.htm>

Quote:
Given the number of subscribers to the Extropy-Chat mailing list, we
strongly recommend that you restrain yourself to a MAXIMUM of eight
posts per day. Those who exceed the eight posts per day limit will
receive a private warning. Repeat offenders will be subject to other
measures such as temporary or permanent bans from the list.
----------------

Posting too much is not measured against annual totals or length of
messages (though people will complain about over-long messages and
probably skip over most of the content).

It is just that sometimes people get caught up in the enthusiasm of
the discussion and get into treating the list like an instant
messaging system or a phone call. I believe, that to help raise list
quality, posts are supposed to be written after some consideration,
not fired off in machine gun style.

Personally I write many furious tirades totally demolishing every post
that I have the slightest disagreement with. I am a legend in my own
living-room.
Luckily I have covered my delete key with a sticker saying 'POST NOW!'


BillK