On Mar 14, 5:48 pm, Mark Kent <mark.k...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
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> > __/ [ BearItAll ] on Tuesday 13 March 2007 09:23 \__
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> >> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
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> >>> __/ [ BearItAll ] on Monday 12 March 2007 16:03 \__
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> >>>> Black Dragon wrote:
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> >>>>> Total posts ... over 7 days
> >>>>> 1: Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>......... 474:
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> >>>> i.e. 67 posts per day.
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> >>>> I thought we had agreed that this was too many of this sort of post and
> >>>> it was going to be cut down to more reasonable levels?
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> >>>> How about you get an average of how many per day are responded to in any
> >>>> way, and set that plus say 10% as the limit?
>
> >>> 67 is not the number of threads though. I post many more followups than I
> >>> used to. The volume is event driven, not 'quota' driven. In fact, the
> >>> number of threads I start has gone down since you made the polite request,
> >>> which I always bear in mind. I also try to group related news.
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> >>> I've made a mental note. Thanks for the suggestion.
>
> >> Sorry, I admit I miss read it and took it as threads. Sorry.
>
> > I'm relieved to hear this. Your previous post became a bit of a burden this
> > afternoon. I try to pass on worthy news, regardless of pace. Yesterday, for
> > example, was relatively quiet.
>
> I was very surprised at the remark, to be honest. My feeling is that
> you are providing an excellent service into Cola. If bearitall doesn't
> like it, he can easily and readily killfile the posts. This group has a
> charter, your posts are right dead centre within that charter, so there
> is nothing else for you to consider. If you want to post several
> hundred on-topic posts a day, that's up to you!
>
> Roy C's script is much better than the one which started this thread.
>
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Roy is the best !
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