From: Charlie Stross (charlie@antipope.org)
Date: Thu May 30 2002 - 05:29:49 MDT
On Tue, May 28, 2002 at 05:59:47PM -0400, natashavita@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> It seems that most extropians prefer quality to quantity. There are a
> number of reasons why this is a far better option for extropians. First,
> most of us are working professionals and hold down at least one job.
> Second many of us have families and other commitments. Third, many of us
> have worked as journalists and write for either a living or a hobby and
> the first thing we learn is to be cogent. Fourth, many of us have had
> flame wars from the early days of the net and we know the significance
> of netiquitte.
An additional reason: some of us only have time to check the ExI list every
few days. It's been about three or four days since I last had time to dip a
toe in the mailbox I filter it into, and trying to identify the good stuff
is ... trying. You lose track of discussion threads very fast if you don't
read them in realtime, and I'm not willing to have my main inbox submerged
under an ocean of extropiana because, appealing though the thought might
be, I use it as an aide-memoire in earning my living.
If you only check the list once every few days, the build-up can be a bit
dizzying -- hundreds of new messages to deal with.
-- Charlie
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