RE: Too many answer to simple questions

[David Gibbs <david@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 05:45 AM 1/10/99 , Simon Coulter wrote:
>1).  The Midrange Guidelines are updated to request that the list is used 
>when other avenues have been 
>exhausted not as a point of first call.  I get the impression that many 
>appenders are too lazy to read the 
>manuals 'cause it's quicker to fire off a message.

This is a possiblity... but it's been my experience that many (if not most)
subscribers DO NOT read the guidlines (they are sent with every new
subscription).  You don't know how many "unsub" requests I get sent to
MIDRANGE-L (luckily the mail software bounces them).

>>    HELP !!  I had about 30 answers (Incomming mail messages) to this 
>>  basic question. Can"t we use the DLYANSWER (*ALL) so that only one or
>>  maybe two answers get submited.  Maybe, David could organize a team /
>>  coverage to respond to some of these basic questions so that we can 
>> maintain membership and not drive members away with the VOLUME. 

If someone would be willing to coordinate an effort, I'd be willing to host
a "living" FAQ on www.midrange.com.

david

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