At 12:57 16/05/97 -0700, you wrote:

On Fri, 16 May 1997, Wing wrote:

On Fri, 16 May 1997, Gary Kleppe wrote:

[snipped content-based separation proposal]

My only problem with this is that by sperating the list, there will be

people

who may decide they only want to say see ranma works... but others will

need

to subscribe to all the lists to get a full spectrum.

Spam will still ensue in all the lists.. except the spam list. Discussions
will happen in ALL the lists regardless, unless you put up a filter on the
email.

We already have a complete list. Why not just keep it as it is and tag the
posted fics as being a [ranma] or [sm] or [whatever]? 

Because it's too much, and socialization just doesn't happen like it
used to.

Ideas rarely get generated by isolation and seperation. Ideas come about

from

the interaction of various elements and differing minds and concepts. 

Unless the group is simply too *big* to spark ideas.  The FFML is just
too big.  A smaller list could do just as well, even better.  Even if it
only sparked ideas *nearly* as well (which it used to!!), then that
slight disadvantage is far outweighed by the drop in volume.

The fanfic mailing list is a nice place as it is, to me. I like the

diversity

and at times, craziness of it all. I don't mind the high mail count

because I

know where it's coming from. If the list were split, I know for sure that I
won't subscribe to all of them.

THAT IS THE POINT.

Damon Casale, damoo@carmelnet.com
Spam, spam!  WONDERFUL spam!  ^_^

What you are doing here, Damon, is moaning over things that were past. No
matter how you try to change the list, you won't be able to get it back to
the stage like it used to be before. Bear in mind that there are over, like
you say, possibly over 400+ subscribers currently on the list, and not
everyone would agree to your views. Before you suggest on hosting sub
FFML's, at least get the vote of everyone, and I mean everyone. If you
decided to go ahead without at least a majority's consent, you will have a
riot on your hands. And lastly, the ultimate decision lie on WW. Whatever
he decides we will abide by it willingly, RIGHT!? There is no use trying to
pressure him to take your view as the logical one when you haven't got the
necessary backing. We are suppose to be at the stage where no one tries to
speak for the majority; let the majority speak for themselves. This is why
democracy exist! ^_^

MT
martin.tie@virgin.net