[QuadList] On topic and off topic (OT) postings--some thoughts

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topic posts people leave.same as tom, swift  board I run on  yahoo
some times  there  will be a cluster of  3  will seem  to leave at once.  
no accounting for it   they  just   some  they  just go
 
 
Thanks,

Ed
In a message dated 5/3/2011 7:36:44 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time,  
ted at quadvideotapegroup.com writes:


As long-time QuadList readers have seen, we're primarily focused on Quad  
Videotape: Preserving Tape, Equipment and the Knowledge to use them, in  
conjunction with the Library of Congress.


We do have some excursions into historical (or occasionally other) realms  
that aren't exactly On Topic, but are in some way (sometimes loosely) 
related  to Quad or the Quad Era.


I neither wish to discourage or encourage such postings, in part because  
there's some fun to be had, and we often learn something—perhaps something  
rather significant—as these Off Topic (OT) threads run their course.


As the Secretary and Webmaster (such as that is) I  am concerned with the 
topic SNR, such that people don't begin to  unsubscribe because the tracking 
is out of adjustment and the heads are  reading the guard band or worse. 


We have had relatively few un-subscribes over the life of the list... and  
we're more than 100 strong as of this writing. Including several new members 
I  haven't had a moment to welcome, yet.


On the other hand, we had three or four unsubscribes in the last 30-60  
days, which Is a little unusual.  I haven't asked the unsubscribers what  led 
to their opting out... but do hope it's not been too much OT  traffic.


I'm curious to know—off-list please—what your thoughts are.


If you have an opinion, click on this link:  
_ted at quadvideotapegroup.com?subject=On_ 
(mailto:ted at quadvideotapegroup.com?subject=On)   topic and off topic (OT) postings--MY thoughts


and share.


I don't imagine I'll be drowned with 100 replies, but I am interested in  
hearing from the folks that don't always post.  It's about the only way I  
know how the QuadList is being received by people.


We'll report back about what happens.


We now return you to our irregularly scheduled programming...


Ted


 
 
 
 
 
 
Ted Langdell
Secretary for the  _QuadVideotapeGroup.com_ 
(http://www.quadvideotapegroup.com/) : 
Preserving Tape, Equipment and the Knowledge to use them, in  conjunction 
with the Library of Congress
_ted at quadvideotapegroup.com_ (mailto:ted at quadvideotapegroup.com) 








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Thanks,

Ed Sharpe, Archivist for SMECC  

See the Museum's Web Site at _www.smecc.org_ (http://www.smecc.org/) 

We are always looking for  items to add to the museum's display and ref. 
library - please advise if you  have anything we can use.

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