[Public-List] How to unsubscribe from the A-30 list--can we make it tiny bit easier to find?

Sat Jul 30 19:53:05 PDT 2016

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 

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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? 

Randy, 

Every email on the list has the following appended at the bottom: 

_______________________________________________ 
Public-List mailing list 
Public-List at lists.alberg30.org 
http://lists.alberg30.org/listinfo.cgi/public-list-alberg30.org 

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 < 
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>> 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) 
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>> 8. Re: Forward Opening Port? (Barry Wiseman via Public-List) 
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