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  • From: Carol Lee Bell <pyrofish333@gmail.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] This list, the subscriber base and traffic.
  • Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2016 09:00:13 -0400

Please keep me on the list. I guess I qualify as a lurker but I learn so
much from this list. I am just a 40 hour a week office mom trying hard to
transform her property into a minuscule food forest for her family. Its
like I have 1.7 foot in one world and .3 foot in another. I can't wait
until it is 0 to 2 but this hamster wheel is too strong when that college
carrot is dangled on the other side. This list keeps me going when I get
frustrated. Provides hope. You are doing an amazing thing.

I humbly thank you!

Carol Lee Bell

On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 6:30 PM, Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>
wrote:

> On Wed, Jul 20, 2016 at 4:22 PM, Georg Parlow <g.parlow@gmx.at> wrote:
>
> > > This conversation isn't fully moderated but people could be encourage
> as
> > a matter of spontaneous order to add their geographic location as part of
> > their sig. I don't put my street address, we say "state/province or
> nation"
> > is fine, and yes we tolerate the occasional "Planet Earth" for their
> > geographic location.
> >
> > Bob, I like your suggestion.
>
>
> This Mailman list software does not offer adding ocation when you
> subscribe, only real name and it does not require that.
> I can add all sorts of membership requirements by hacking the subscription
> process html so that they know when requesting to be added to the list
> roster.
> There is no way I can force that because the software only requires valid
> email id. I gave up long ago trying to enforce subscription requirements
> that went beyond what the software uses. I just subbed anyone with a
> reasonable email id who asked to join whether they provided a real name or
> not.. Subscriptions were never automatic as I have to approve every
> request.
>
> I can hack in text somewhere appropriate a request that they email me
> privately stating their wish to join the list who they are, where they are,
> how they are involved with permaculture and why they want to join the list
> and also that they sent a post to the list subscribers with the same
> information they sent me or be forthwith unsubbed; resubbed if they follow
> through with list membership requirements. This is really how it should be
> done and is not a lot of extra work for me. It would be worth the trouble.
> Should I set this up and use it asap? Yes? No?
>
> Geting this accomplished after the fact would be nearly impossible. I could
> always ask people who are already subscribed to introduce themselves to
> everyone in the list. Lets at least do that. So, go for it. I could also
> make that a requirement for continued subscription to the list, i.e. no
> intro within the span of a week, you get unsubbed forthwith. All this
> business about anonymous accounts and anonymous postings is not going to
> happen here. I attempted to discern ID's that might represent accounts that
> were super cryptic for people who were probably only going to lurk and
> purged a bunch of them. Oh yes, and providing a real name is a big issue
> with many of those types, just meaningless email id.
>
> Shall we do this: ask everyone to post who they are with real name, what
> their interest in permaculture is and where they live and work (limited
> information about this part to protect privacy).
>
> Maybe we could say that if your privacy is so important to you that you can
> not follow through with this request then you are in the wrong place and
> should find a different forum. I am sure facebook, twitter and many other
> social media sites will gladly accomodate them.
>
> What changes, if any, shall I make regarding new subscriptions and existing
> ones.
> --
> Lawrence F. London
> lfljvenaura@gmail.com
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