Guest guest Posted April 24, 2001 Report Share Posted April 24, 2001 Yes, I agree with Valerie. This list has become worse than useless -- it's a big downer. I'm gone. (How do I ?) Patricia Greer On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 19:26:01 +0100 Valerie J Roebuck <vjroebuck wrote: > Dear Friends > > Can anyone give me one good reason to stay on this list? > > The system is a trial to use. Whenever I try to post I get a > "failure to deliver" message and have to go to the website and tinker with > my settings and send again. Every email I receive is preceded by 17 lines > of headings (this with the headings set to a *minimum* in my emailer), and > followed by adverts telling us to vote for our mothers (WHY?). Above > all, the tone of discussion has deteriorated so badly that I no longer look > forward to receiving mail. > > Dr Valerie J Roebuck > Usually mild-mannered Indologist, near end of tether > Manchester, UK > indology > > > > Your use of is subject to > ________________________________ Patricia M. Greer Department of Religious Studies University of Virginia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2001 Report Share Posted April 24, 2001 The only good reason I can think of is so that you can be notified if a list worth reading succeeds this one. However, dropping a note to Dominik should accomplish the same. Regarding unsubscribing, I quote from your email: >> >> indology I sincerely hope someone decides to create a list where professional Indologists and scholars in related fields can post, while the rest of us can only read. That does seem like the best solution. -- Rohan. >Yes, I agree with Valerie. This list has become worse than >useless -- it's a big downer. >I'm gone. >(How do I ?) > >Patricia Greer > >On Tue, 24 Apr 2001 19:26:01 +0100 Valerie J Roebuck ><vjroebuck wrote: > >> Dear Friends >> >> Can anyone give me one good reason to stay on this list? >> >> The system is a trial to use. Whenever I try to post I get a >> "failure to deliver" message and have to go to the website and tinker with >> my settings and send again. Every email I receive is preceded by 17 lines >> of headings (this with the headings set to a *minimum* in my emailer), and >> followed by adverts telling us to vote for our mothers (WHY?). Above >> all, the tone of discussion has deteriorated so badly that I no longer look >> forward to receiving mail. >> >> Dr Valerie J Roebuck >> Usually mild-mannered Indologist, near end of tether >> Manchester, UK >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> indology >> >> >> >> Your use of is subject to >> > >________________________________ >Patricia M. Greer >Department of Religious Studies >University of Virginia > > > > >indology > > > >Your use of is subject to > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 24, 2001 Report Share Posted April 24, 2001 Dear Valerie and Patricia and a few others out there, The best way to beat is to join it. Go to www. and register with a username and password, if you haven't done so already. Then go to , sign in with this handle, and change the delivery options to "Don't send me email, I'll read the messages on the web." Your private mailbox will now be free of clutter, and on the web interface, you can choose to read only those messages that might interest you, and ignore the rest. If you don't go online for a long time, and happen to forget your password, you can then opt to retrieve your password from help, or opt not to bother about it at all! Best wishes, Vidyasankar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2001 Report Share Posted April 25, 2001 > The best way to beat is to join it. I tend to agree. I addition to Vidyasankar's advice, this is what I did: I created a account only for Indology (AT) (DOT) I d to Indology from that account. account system is quite clumsy, but it seemed that in order to join an e-group, one had to have a ID anyway. (This, I think, is fourth or fifth account for me. Since all the previous ones were no more used, I forgot passwords. Hence, I am having trouble creating an account I'd like--all the names were taken, by me As long as I read messages with the web interface (either for Indology@ or from mail account), ads do not bother. They are part of background. I am having surprisingly good impression how Indology@ works personally. Web interface to the group is easy to navigate. I just do not read what I would not like to read. And now I do not have to in digest. Auctions - buy the things you want at great prices http://auctions./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2001 Report Share Posted April 25, 2001 Dear list members Thanks to everyone who has offered encouragement, advice and suggestions. I'll probably keep on for another week, anyway, and see how it goes, as long as there are not too many more technological breakdowns. The option of just using the Group on the website is not really feasible long-term, if you have to pay British telephone bills. Anyway, surely if you've signed up for a system, it ought to work, most of the time? Even when the has apparently been working, I've not been receiving *all* the postings that have appeared on the website. As to the content--surely at a minimum posts using racist and abusive language (such as "farengi pathology") ought to be screened out? Best wishes-- Valerie J Roebuck Manchester, UK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2001 Report Share Posted April 25, 2001 INDOLOGY, Valerie J Roebuck <vjroebuck@A...> wrote: > As to the content--surely at a minimum posts using racist and >abusive language (such as "farengi pathology") ought to be screened >out? I agree. The original intent of the Indology elist discussions need to be followed. Useful and new ideas and data can come from scholars of any race, caste, religion or language. Particularly, the Hindu vs. Muslim discussions must be conducted elsewhere. This list is mainly for pre-Islamic history of India, isn't it? Regards, N. Ganesan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2001 Report Share Posted April 25, 2001 Valerie, >The option of just using the Group on the website is not really feasible >long-term, if you have to pay British telephone bills. 1. There are some flat-rate services with no BT call charges, eg. FreeServe AnyTime for 12.99 a month. 2. Reading groups on the web gives you the option of not reading them when you are too busy or don't want to spend the time online. >As to the content--surely at a minimum posts using racist and abusive >language (such as "farengi pathology") ought to be screened out? 3. Of course. But policing people is a time-consuming job that frankly rarely gets done in a distributed group. Controlling your membership is much more practical. - Rohan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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