[plug] unsubscribe

[Earnshaw, Mike]

I concur the instructions should be one the web site. People tend to not
read the full e-mail they receive when subscribed, just scan the top two
lines and think "cool I'm in" and disregard the rest. However
frustrating it is when subscribers send "flame bait" to the list It
would be better served if list members simply ignored them rather than
adding to the soup by posting snide/humerous/wittey/condescending
(delete as appropriate) remarks. On this last point I am now guilty
also, but at least if the web site is updated (10 mins and a few lines
of text?) there is no excuse from the people who just can't be bothered
reading instructions, at the moment we have to give them reasonable
doubt (check with a lawyer ;)

0.04c (as I believe is VAR)

#-----Original Message-----
#From: Damion Hill [mailto:dhill at wantree.com.au]
#Sent: Sunday, 7 January 2001 10:50 PM
#To: plug at plug.linux.org.au
#Subject: Re: [plug] unsubscribe
#
#
#I suspect the cynicism from the 'vocal' list members come from the 
#fact that instructions are sent to the new subscriber when they 
#subscribe or at least they were when I joined in June '98.
#
#One of the common answers to queries on this list is 'man ...' 
#pointing the person in the right direction to find what they need. 
#With the subscription instructions being explicity sent to the user, 
#unsubscribing is as easy as refering back to the email (just like 
#'man plug'!).
#
#Of course, not being able to find unsubscribe details on the website 
#but being able to see pretty good subscription instructions might 
#prompt you to try 'unsubscribe' as the command?
#
#I do agree though that unsubscribe instructions as a reminder on 
#the web page would help those not so familiar with mailing list 
#procedures. The responses I have seen on this list to those 'unsub' 
#requests is very tame compared to the flamings I used to see on 
#other lists.
#
#Just my $0.02.
#
#Damion.
#
#On 7 Jan 01, at 14:13, navarre at plug.linux.org.au wrote:
#
#> The replies that Jeff received to his list request to 
#unsubscribe were
#> impolite in particular telling him to follow the instructions on
#> unsubscribing. I looked on the current web site on the 
#list.phtml page
#> and it very informatively tells one how to be a part of this list
#> (sometimes slanging match) BUT the method of unsubscribing is not
#> shown. When the webmaster placed the current web site for all to see
#> and invited comment I recall I said then that there is no 
#instructions
#> on now to separate from the list.
#
#<snip>
#--
#Damion Hill
#dhill at wantree.com.au
#