> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:59:26 +0000> From: g.bell@which.net> To: angus@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [ANGUS] Gc-Gateway> > There are problems with messages from the Gateway, because, in the form > in which they initially appear on the "Message Board" they get their > context by being threaded together, a connection which does not survive > the process of being "echoed" to the List. We did debate, long ago, > whether or not such messages should be echoed to the List. I voted that > they shouldn't, but I was outvoted. So I have learned to live with the > problem.> While the mirror worked both ways, and we could reply by simply replying to the list, I could see a value in the link. Now that it's one way, and those of us on the list have to log into the board to reply, I don't bother reading the message board stuff. I'm not going to keep loggong in and loggin out as answers occur to me,. Lesley Robertson _________________________________________________________________ See all the ways you can stay connected to friends and family http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/default.aspx
I agree with Leslie, I very seldom read the gateway posts. I find them out of context most of the time because of the thread system. If I want to see what is going on on a message board, I can go there and search for a topic I am interested in. Heather SK. Canada Lesley Robertson wrote: > > Now that it's one way, and those of us on the list have > to log into the board to reply, I don't bother reading the message board stuff. I'm not > going to keep loggong in and loggin out as answers occur to me,. > > Lesley Robertson > > _________________________________________________________________ > See all the ways you can stay connected to friends and family > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowslive/default.aspx > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ANGUS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >
I fully agree with Lesley. The gate should swing both ways. Pete Duff > >> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 08:59:26 +0000> From: g.bell@which.net> To: >> angus@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [ANGUS] Gc-Gateway> > There are problems >> with messages from the Gateway, because, in the form > in which they >> initially appear on the "Message Board" they get their > context by being >> threaded together, a connection which does not survive > the process of >> being "echoed" to the List. We did debate, long ago, > whether or not >> such messages should be echoed to the List. I voted that > they >> shouldn't, but I was outvoted. So I have learned to live with the > >> problem.> > While the mirror worked both ways, and we could reply by simply replying > to the list, > I could see a value in the link. Now that it's one way, and those of us on > the list have > to log into the board to reply, I don't bother reading the message board > stuff. I'm not > going to keep loggong in and loggin out as answers occur to me,. > > Lesley Robertson