[SustainableTompkins] SustainableTompkins Digest, Vol 13, Issue 7

[Joel and Sarah Gagnon]

Thanks for clarifying that. I had wondered how so-called "digests" got so 
clutterred!

Joel

At 12:56 PM 12/8/06 -0500, you wrote:
>Dear Joel and others,
>
>As modeled below, I did not suggest deleting relevant material being
>responded to: just the NOT-relevant stuff.  But if a person who
>receives the digest form hits reply without editing out messages that
>do not relate to their comment, their post includes every message in
>that digest, even when they are not part of a coherent thread.  The
>same previous posts can show up many times within a single digest.
>
>If you don't receive the digest form, you may not know what I'm
>talking about, but it's enough of a problem to make me think my life
>would be easier with lots of separate emails instead of 1-2 Digests
>per day . . .
>
>If anyone wants to know easy ways to edit out extra content when
>replying to previous posts, I'd be happy to send instructions (just
>3-4 key strokes) "off-list."   Margaret
>
>Message: 1
>Date: Tue, 05 Dec 2006 11:32:56 -0500
>From: Joel and Sarah Gagnon <joel.and.sarah.gagnon at lightlink.com>
>Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] request: especially to folks who
>         use digest
>
>
>I understand this concern, since I too subscribe to some lists in digest
>form, but there is definitely a tradeoff here. It makes for a faster and
>easier read if the link between the message and what is being commented on
>is explicit and right at hand. For those of us pressed for time (aren't we
>all?) having that at-hand link can make the difference between reading and
>understanding vs puzzlement and deletion. I think the compromise is to
>delete the oldest stuff and leave in the most recent post(s).
>
>Joel Gagnon
>
>At 12:58 PM 12/4/06 -0500, you wrote:
> >Please delete irrelevant content from previous posts before you post
> >new comments.  People who get each post as a single email can ignore
> >the extra stuff below the new content, but those of us who receive
> >the digest have to scroll through the entire post (including all
> >previous posts attached) before we can find the next NEW post.
> >
> >And if people receiving the digest post without deleting extraneous
> >material (in other words, if we just hit return and then add our
> >comment at the top), the extra stuff can get very L-O-N-G.  Thanks.
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