Re[2]: Yes, Let's do it! [GENERAL] [LIST-SPLIT]

[Jay R. Ashworth]

On Thursday, March 16, 2000, at 12:55:45 PM, you wrote:
>>> I agree that sub-lists make since, but a master list containing all
>>> the sub-list traffic is needed for people like me who have
>>> applications running on all platforms named above.
>>
>>Gee... that sounds an awful lot like "one list, with subject tags"...
>>:-)

> Actually, that does sound like a good idea... if we send stuff to the
> individual mailing-lists, then those ppl who seem to prefer to sart by tag
> can have their master list, and the list software can even add in the tags
> automatically, depending on which list it came from <grin>.  Meanwhile,
> those like me who prefer to filter by e-mail address can do so from the
> split lists.

> Plus, those who just want everything need only remain subscribed to the
> master list, and the archives don't get interrupted.

Grrr... I'm going to vent one more time, then get off the subject.

If you create multiple, publicly accessible lists, then you'll end up
with people posting to more than one of them, usually
indiscriminately, and there's then no way for recipients to filter
that out -- which was the whole point in the first place.

The alternative, TAGging subjects, allows those people with specific
interests to filter to only those, and multiply _tagging_ something
does not create an extra load on either software or readers -- if a
message has more than one tag you want to see, you'll still only see
it once.

They're not functionally equivalent, and the functionality advantage
leans towards tagging, with no crippling disadvantages.

</SOAPBOX>

Cheers,
-- jra
-- 
Jay R. Ashworth                                                jra "at" baylink.com
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