Hi Liz
Yes, when that email was sent about trimming old replies, I will admit, I was planning on writing back to ask how one can follow an ongoing thread when trimming all of the content. I will trim whatever I can in this email that is not vital to the coherence of the thread.
As another great example, if I replied to this email, how can people figure out what I am responding to? Again, if you receive only a handful of emails per day, it would be less of a challenge to figure this out.
I do agree that facebook would not be a good substitute for email list, for precisely the same reason.
Anyone who disagrees or doesn't understand about the need for trimming old replies should refer to the welcome email. The subject is "Official welcome to the new SharedWeight." Seth Seeger & Chris Weiler worked hard on this project; don't you think they thought of the best way to do things? In that email it clearly states:
* IMPORTANT: When you respond to a post on the list, please remember to trim off old replies. It will make it much easier for others to use our list, especially those that receive the digest version.
I believe the listserv is superior to Facebook because it's more inclusive and more easily searchable. People tend to stay on topic better on the email, as well.
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