North American Fruit Explorers mailing list at ibiblio

[Rosholdt <rosholdt@erols.com>]

Here is a vote against the constant emails.  Once a day would be okay, 
or a reminder email weekly, but it really drags me to look through 20 
emails a session just to catch up.  I actually resigned for awhile 
because I couldn't take it. 

I wouldn't mind having a bull board, not to force membership or reduce 
the postings, nor just to stay current with technology, but if I could 
have a little control over when I would be pinged (i.e. more modern 
features) I would be Grateful.  If that would include a more elegantly 
searchable archive, now, hmmmmm... that could tempt me.

Change or even hints of change always brings resistance, but as long as 
we are willing to look at opportunities then we have a chance to 
survive.  I say poke 'em a bit to see if they are at Least as good as 
what we have, and then, if they are (or better), and cause no harm, 
then.... why not?  Not saying bull boards are the answer - I don't know 
- am rather behind the times myself.  I'm just willing to look.

Trying to simplify my life,
Barbara Rosholdt
Z7 central Virginia
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this is the other karen agreeing with these sentiments....  i like the 
chatter coming to me.
karen

karen tillou
oregon city, OR - zone 8a and wet

On Feb 17, 2008, at 6:09 PM, Karen Kellogg wrote:

 I like the mailing list too. I like the chatter coming to me, not  
me having to go find it.  I can always google a topic for  
information, but what happens on this NAFEX list seems to me to be  
more of the kind of talk one would have over a backyard fence with a  
neighbor who also gardens or grows fruit trees.

The backyard 'over-the -fence' exchange is certainly archaic and  
antique, but it suits me just fine. If all this chatter goes to a  
bulletin board where I have to search out various threads and try to  
remember what I was interested in and where it was, searchable or  
not, I would not be bothered to do it.

Send it to my in box and I read some, scan through some, save some,  
delete some.   What I end up with is the lore of the members in my  
own useful format:  a folder, a note on an index card, a printout.

Up to date?  No.   But I prefer it.

On Feb 17, 2008, at 8:48 PM, Robert Mullins wrote:
> 'Rooting' was absolutely accurate when he described email listings  
> being'antique', but it would be more descriptive to say it's 'archaic'  
> from atechnological perspective.  I have wide interests, and read 
> across the
> board in many disciplines and I simply don't know anyone still using
> mailing lists as a repository of information.