From britdisc-owner@csv.warwick.ac.uk Fri May 31 15:27:54 2002 Received: from woodruff.csv.warwick.ac.uk (root@woodruff [137.205.192.58]) by pansy.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g4VERpI05780 for <suaaz@mail.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 31 May 2002 15:27:51 +0100 (BST) Received: from agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (root@agave [137.205.192.52]) by woodruff.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id g4VERKGH022829; Fri, 31 May 2002 15:27:20 +0100 (BST) Received: from agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (daemon@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id g4VEKGQR019614 for <britdisc-outgoing@agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 31 May 2002 15:20:16 +0100 (BST) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.12.0/8.12.0/Submit) id g4VEKGMb019613 for britdisc-outgoing; Fri, 31 May 2002 15:20:16 +0100 (BST) Received: from pootle.near.me.uk (pootle.near.me.uk [212.250.92.156]) by agave.csv.warwick.ac.uk (8.12.0/8.12.0) with ESMTP id g4VEKFQR019608 for <britdisc-real@majordomo.csv.warwick.ac.uk>; Fri, 31 May 2002 15:20:15 +0100 (BST) Received: (from bdforward2@localhost) by pootle.near.me.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g4VDIP330877 for britdisc-real@majordomo.csv.warwick.ac.uk; Fri, 31 May 2002 14:18:25 +0100 Received: from pootle.near.me.uk (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by pootle.near.me.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g4VDD4T30850; Fri, 31 May 2002 14:13:04 +0100 Received: from imailg1.svr.pol.co.uk (imailg1.svr.pol.co.uk [195.92.195.179]) by pootle.near.me.uk (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g4VDCQT30832 for <britdisc@near.me.uk>; Fri, 31 May 2002 14:12:26 +0100 Received: from modem-2095.zebra.dialup.pol.co.uk ([81.76.152.47] helo=default.discology.co.uk) by imailg1.svr.pol.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 17DnAU-00060e-00; Fri, 31 May 2002 15:14:14 +0100 Message-Id: <5.0.2.1.0.20020531145415.02eb9350@pop.freeserve.net> X-Sender: discology.fsnet.co.uk@pop.freeserve.net X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Version 5.0.2 To: student-ultimate@yahoogroups.com, britdisc@near.me.uk From: Richard Sampson <richard@pootle.near.me.uk> In-Reply-To: <004d01c20894$fc210680$f48327d9@home> References: <5.0.2.1.0.20020531085104.04942750@pop.freeserve.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed Subject: [BD] Cross posting to Britdisc and Student-ultimate X-BeenThere: britdisc@near.me.uk X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 List-Help: <mailto:britdisc-request@near.me.uk?subject=help> List-Post: <mailto:britdisc@near.me.uk> List-Subscribe: <http://pootle.near.me.uk/mailman/listinfo/britdisc>, <mailto:britdisc-request@near.me.uk?subject=subscribe> List-Id: Information about UK disc sports <britdisc.near.me.uk> List-Unsubscribe: <http://pootle.near.me.uk/mailman/listinfo/britdisc>, <mailto:britdisc-request@near.me.uk?subject=unsubscribe> List-Archive: <http://pootle.near.me.uk/mailman/private/britdisc/> Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 15:08:45 +0100 Sender: owner-britdisc@warwick.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Ben, Are you suggesting that if there is email information that is relevant to Britdisc and the Student-ultimate egroup then the student egroup should not be emailed? Richard At 12:19 31/05/02 +0100, Ben Ravilious wrote: >I disagree - it defeats the point of having two separate lists. > >We do need to define the purpose of the two lists more clearly however. > >Ben > > > > "Cross-posters should be strung up. Don't do it!" > > > > Assuming the student egroup and Britdisc don't have exactly the same > > members/subscribers, I feel cross posting does serve a purpose and is > > inevitable. > > > > At the same time, I do agree that on occasions cross posting is >unnecessary. > > > > From my own experience, I occasionally post messages to both groups > > because I would like both communities of subscribers to have the > > opportunity to receive the information. Again, I am assuming the student > > egroup and Britdisc don't have exactly the same members/subscribers. > > > > My email contributions are generally directed to people within the UK who > > share a passion for flying discs and flying disc sports. Naturally I want > > the emails to touch as many UK disc enthusiasts as possible, this is my > > reason for posting messages to both egroups. > > > > I would suggest that if information is relevant to a student egroup and a > > general egroup (Britdisc) then it should be shared across both groups. I > > don't see any reason why those who only subscribe to one egroup should be > > denied the opportunity to receive information if it is relevant to them. > > > > If the members/subscribers to both egroups are exactly the same however, I > > would suggest that is a separate issue. > > > > Email is an unbelievable tool for supporting the disc community, however >it > > has it's faults. > > Generally speaking, for those who care about knowing what's going on, > > Britdisc and Student Ultimate provide an effective service to their > > respective communities. > > > > Richard > > > > *Disc Sports Weekend > > 8-9 June, Aylesbury, Bucks > > Disc Golf + pick up DDC, Ultimate and Goaltimate > > www.discgolf.co.uk/greenparkopen > > > > > > > > > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > > > > > > > >Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the ><http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>Yahoo! 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