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Re: [ARSCLIST] message board vs. listserv
> 3. When a list member changes the name of a thread in mid-conversation,
> subsequent posts again become divorced from the original topic.
However, if the subject line ISN'T changed, it often has no relation
whatsoever to the message content, which is equally confusing...and
this would also happen on a message board!
> 4. Let's be honest, on chatty days, the in-box traffic can get a little
> overwhelming...especially for those of us NOT taking part in a particular
> conversation.
All this reflects is the fact that list subscribership is made
up of human beings...with all the problems that creates!
Steven C. Barr