----Damon Casale  wrote:

Consider:  what would happen if we divided the FFML into four or five
separate lists?  Not based on content, but just to get the volume of
people down?  We could still archive the posts, and 100% Anime
Fanfiction could be the repository of the fics from *all* of those
separate lists, for those who aren't quite satisfied with the fanfics
being posted to whatever single list they're subbed to.

Everyone would be free to pick one (or two, or whatever) sublist to
subscribe to, and get to know people.  Granted, this might tend to

make

things a little cliqueish, but I think the benefits GREATLY outweigh

the

pitfalls.

Comments?

Honestly, I'm of two minds of this.
On one hand, it WOULD cut down on the Spam and overall mail generated.
 
On the other hand, it would also cut down on personal interactivity,
sharing of ideas, and as was aforementioned, cause cliques (not that a
group of FFMLers is already, ne?).
Case in point:  I asked for assistance a couple of days ago in regards
to foreign words.  Only one person responded to my plea (thanks
again!).
Now, I realize that one possibility may be simply that my request may
have gotten caught in the Delete-o-Rama that some people have to do to
prevent overloading their mail servers (the fact that the words
weren't in Japanese may not have helped either).  I may not have
gotten ANY response if we were in say, five separate listings.  Other
people have the same ideas, and some have the answers.  That may prove
to be a bit of a difficulty as we spread out a bit.
One way around this would be to create a multi-list address to send
over the various lists (but that could end up being mega-spam all over
again).
The information exchange, transfer of ideas, and socializing is one of
the prime benefits of a single list.  The reduction of overload, and
the quicker turnaround time in mail is the bennie of multi-lists.
I do, however, wholeheartedly agree on the concept of using the 100%
Fanfic page to store the actual fics.  That would provide the needed
hits to save said page, and would also assist in various
loading/downloading associated with peoples' various EMail systems.

I realize this is all theoretical at this point, so let my opinions
stand as that...opinions.
Besides, I like chatting with everybody...whether they're the kids,
the college folks, or the "Over 40" club.  We're all otaku and
authors, and that's what really binds us, ne?

Just a thought or twelve,
--Ashita, He Who Multitasks in Milk.
"Are we there yet, Papa Smurf?"

Damon Casale, damoo@carmelnet.com
Spam, spam!  WONDERFUL spam!  ^_^

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