[Public-List] Unsubscribing

Randy Katz via Public-List public-list at lists.alberg30.org
Sun Jul 31 13:21:24 PDT 2016


In the words of a recent Texas governor, I'd like to also say, "Oops!"

George, you're right--it's right there. I was looking at the footer, not
the header. My bad. My apologies for the time-waste.

Best Regards,

Randy Katz
#249 Simple Gifts
Bellingham/Seattle

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> traveling, busy at a conference for 18 hours a day, and accessing email
> on my phone. I've always helped people who explain what problem they're
> having and ask for help.
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> It baffles me when sailors, of all people, cannot take responsibility
> for arriving at their chosen cyber-port on their own initiative when
> nothing is broken. As you note, it only took you 5 to 10 minutes to
> search them out. I cannot help but get an image of a skipper calling
> MAYDAY on channel 16 when their placemat map blows overboard.
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> I hope that this helps you understand my predicament. The only way I can
> think to prevent these problems is to shut down the list.
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>   - George
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> On 7/29/16 7:47 PM, Randy Katz via Public-List wrote:
> > Greetings, All,
> >
> > Barry Wiseman, like many before, is having a devil of a time figuring out
> > how to unsubscribe from our list. I just found two web addresses (below)
> > that he needs, but it took me 5-10 min. to search them out.
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> > Randy Katz
> > #249 Simple Gifts
> > Bellingham/Seattle
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> > On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 12:07 PM, via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
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> >>    3. Re: Summer Rendezvous (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >>    4. Re: Summer Rendezvous (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >>    5. Re: owners manuals (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >>    6. Re: Mast Height (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >>    7. Re: Mast Height (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >>    8. Re: Forward Opening Port? (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
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> Message: 2
> Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2016 19:18:07 -0400
> From: Michael Grosh via Public-List <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> To: George Dinwiddie <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>, Alberg 30 Public List
>         -- open to all <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] How to unsubscribe from the A-30 list--can
>         we make it tiny bit easier to find?
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> George, i think you are too much a gentleman. I think a periodic airing
> of your redneck self would do a world of good.
>
> This whole internet/cyberspace thing seems to create a class of people
> who, just are not right-that is, on the internet. I am positive people
> who appear to be nutjobs internet wise are very, very nice in person. I
> admit, I am guilty too. Perhaps what we have here is a failure to
> communicate.  The real world seems to be related only on the fringes.
>
>
> Michael Grosh
>
> #220
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> Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2016 02:53:05 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Michael Connolly via Public-List
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> To: "Dinwiddie, George" <gdinwiddie at alberg30.org>,      Alberg 30 Public
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> Hey George,
> Those placemats that say "Not to be used for navigation" are pretty good
> for the state of Florida waters. I even saw some mermaids while using one
> to travel from Ft. Myers to Key West, FL. Cool!
> Michael #133
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: "George Dinwiddie via Public-List" <public-list at lists.alberg30.org>
> To: public-list at lists.alberg30.org
> Sent: Saturday, July 30, 2016 5:59:07 PM
> Subject: Re: [Public-List] How to unsubscribe from the A-30 list--can we
> make it tiny bit easier to find?
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> Randy,
>
> Every email on the list has the following appended at the bottom:
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> _______________________________________________
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> This is inserted automatically by the list software. In the digest
> message you quoted in your reply, it says the following:
>
> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
> >> http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org
> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
> >> public-list-request at lists.alberg30.org
>
> Of course, it also says this:
>
> >> Please do NOT include the entire digest in your reply!
> >> ======================================================
>
> Rarely do people using the digest format follow that request. I have
> come to the conclusion that people do not read the instructions,
> particularly when they are repeated.
>
> When people ask me, I give them the http://alberg30.org/lists/ URL which
> I wrote to give detailed advice on how to use the list. I put it at this
> address so that it would be easy to remember.
>
> I cannot always provide personalized service to manage the email
> subscriptions of every person on the list. Even more so when I am
> traveling, busy at a conference for 18 hours a day, and accessing email
> on my phone. I've always helped people who explain what problem they're
> having and ask for help.
>
> It baffles me when sailors, of all people, cannot take responsibility
> for arriving at their chosen cyber-port on their own initiative when
> nothing is broken. As you note, it only took you 5 to 10 minutes to
> search them out. I cannot help but get an image of a skipper calling
> MAYDAY on channel 16 when their placemat map blows overboard.
>
> I hope that this helps you understand my predicament. The only way I can
> think to prevent these problems is to shut down the list.
>
> - George
>
>
> On 7/29/16 7:47 PM, Randy Katz via Public-List wrote:
> > Greetings, All,
> >
> > Barry Wiseman, like many before, is having a devil of a time figuring out
> > how to unsubscribe from our list. I just found two web addresses (below)
> > that he needs, but it took me 5-10 min. to search them out.
> >
> > http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org
> >
> > http://www.alberg30.org/lists/
> >
> > It occurs that we could add a brief title at the end of each email
> template
> > as shown below. This follows a standard formatting convention so people
> > would be likely to find it readily. Yes?
> >
> > Subscribe/Unsubscribe
> > http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org
> >
> > My humble opinion. It's a thought....
> >
> >
> >
> > Randy Katz
> > #249 Simple Gifts
> > Bellingham/Seattle
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Fri, Jul 29, 2016 at 12:07 PM, via Public-List <
> > public-list at lists.alberg30.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Send Public-List mailing list submissions to
> >> public-list at lists.alberg30.org
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> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
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> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
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> >> You can reach the person managing the list at
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> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
> >> than "Re: Contents of Public-List digest..."
> >>
> >>
> >> Please do NOT include the entire digest in your reply!
> >> ======================================================
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Today's Topics:
> >>
> >> 1. Re: owners manuals (gordon white via Public-List)
> >> 2. Re: Summer Rendezvous (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >> 3. Re: Summer Rendezvous (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >> 4. Re: Summer Rendezvous (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >> 5. Re: owners manuals (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >> 6. Re: Mast Height (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >> 7. Re: Mast Height (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >> 8. Re: Forward Opening Port? (Barry Wiseman via Public-List)
> >> 9. Re: Summer Rendezvous (Gail DeMoss via Public-List)
> [snip]
> >> End of Public-List Digest, Vol 3310, Issue 1
> >> ********************************************
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> When I remember bygone days George Dinwiddie
> I think how evening follows morn; gdinwiddie at alberg30.org
> So many I loved were not yet dead, http://www.Alberg30.org
> So many I love were not yet born. also see:
> 'The Middle' by Ogden Nash http://idiacomputing.com
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