[SustainableTompkins] Maintaining list integrity

[Tony Del Plato]

TC Sustainers:
Wow. I'm somewhat surprised by the response, but as I read and considered
the responses it makes sense to me. While I don't have hundreds of emails to
go thru on a daily basis, I usually delete most after viewing the subject
line & a few sentences if they're not of interest or relevance. I have taken
a broader view of "sustainability & sustainable Tompkins" than many of
you on this list. But I do understand and appreciate others points here.
Much of what's posted on this and many lists are often of little interest to
me tho relevant. Besides, I spend at most 2 hrs/day at the computer so I'm
not as electronically focused/driven as many of you might be. My intention
has been to share some connections to the threads of sustainability from
home into the global realm. But to avoid drifting any further, I'll refrain
from posting items not directly related to Tompkins County efforts on
sustainability.
btw, haven't there been reports of whales in Seneca Lake?
Tony Del Plato


On 11/16/06, Thomas Shelley <tjs1 at cornell.edu> wrote:
>
> At 03:07 PM 11/16/2006 -0500, you wrote:
> >Hi Patricia,
> >
> >I'm not talking so much about geography as about subject matter. ...rest
> >deleted...
>
> Dear List Members--I agree whole heartedly with Jon.  I "owned", for
> several years, a large, professionally oriented, topical mailing list (600
> subscribers!) run off the Cornell listserv.  Off-topic threads had to be
> squelched quickly or I would have dozens of subscribers resign at once as
> they didn't have the time or inclination to participate in a mailing list
> that roamed all over the place.
>
> I think it is important to maintain a focus on sustainability and have
> posts on animal conservation, anit-war efforts, etc., be redirected to
> suitable lists or forums.  [Steve, have you considered setting the list up
> as a monitored list?]  I have enjoyed the list and have participated in
> discussions on and off, but I plow through over 200 e-mails each day and
> don't want to waste my time on stuff that isn't related to sustainability,
> either.
>
> My $.02.  Tom
>
> Tom Shelley
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