I agree with Joy; a one-liner with a request for pmail responses is no big
deal and should be allowed, imho. It doesn't happen often enough that it
should be a problem.

Cya,
Robert

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Joy Hecht
Sent: Tuesday, April 21, 2009 1:49 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Moderator Comment Re: NVC - computer help neded

This certainly fits with the rules of the list.

But you know, I think this is one where the moderators might reconsider, in
the interests of letting people on the list help each other.

When people need computer help, they tend to need it pretty urgently.
Usually it can't wait till Friday, unless maybe it's already Thursday
night.  If respondents are diligent about NOT replying to the list, so it
doesn't turn into a listwide debate about macs vs PCs, or gmail vs. some
other mail, I for one am very happy for people to continue making such
request any time of the week.

I've found that people on this list were pretty well able to solve every
computer problem I've posted about, whether they did it on Fridays or other
days of the week.  And I REALLY value being able to get that advice from
people here, even though this isn't a computer list.

What do others think about this as a modest modification of the list rules?
That urgent requests for assistance in other areas be permitted any time, as
long all replies are off-line?

Joy
and Matilda, who isn't leaking gasoline any more, and is happier for it

On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 5:57 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:

> Such 'NVC' queries have to wait until Friday or sent to the Moderators for
> review BEFORE posting.
> Continued infraction(s) will result in delays of your subsequent
posting(s)
> as the Moderators
> will need to read and approve each of your postings before releasing them
> to
> the List.
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
> BenT
>