X-Message-Number: 11842 From: Thomas Donaldson <> Subject: what to do about messages some people don't want Date: Sat, 29 May 1999 00:30:31 +1000 (EST) Hi everyone! Splitting the forum is fine except for one thing: who does the work required? I could be wrong but Kevin Brown has worked hard to keep Cryonet going, and deserves lots of credit for that --- and even though keeping THREE versions of Cryonet going (or would it only be two? Who handles the science net?) would probably be less work than done by two people keeping two separate nets, I can't believe that it would be the same work as keeping one. The extra work done to keep all the PREVIOUS Cryonets also deserves lots of credit too --- so who does that for a second version, say, devoted to philosophy? One suggestion which might cut down the workload: keep ONE Cryonet, but have everyone title their message with a heading which tells its general category (the categories might be provided by Kevin, but should NOT be provided solely by the person who posts the message). Then, rather than just give the messages as they arrive, sort them by category. This would make it much easier for anyone who isn't interested in a particular subject to simply not read those on that subject. I believe that such a system could be implemented by software and thus not need any further attention. Best wishes and long long life to all, Thomas Donaldson Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=11842