It was Thursday, December 04, 2003 when Wiggins d Anconia took the soap box, saying: : : : > It was Wednesday, December 03, 2003 when Casey West took the soap box, : saying: : > : I'm beta-testing a robot that searches Google when new questions are : > : posed to the beginners' lists. I have no idea if it will be useful. : > : :-) : > : > I should like to make an important note. This bot is not intended to : > deter people from answering questions. Indeed, the goal of this list is : > still to give detailed, useful answers to questions. Specific answers : > that really help people. : : I don't quite understand why the first response is sent back to the list : rather than just the OP though? Using your analogy it seems like the : first response is *also* trying to save the doctors at the same time, : which would seem to get in their way. Another concern is that the : response comes from your address, or at least uses your name, which will : eventually (though maybe the subject will stem this, since it just went : in) cause me to ignore all posts from "Casey West" which would be a bad : thing. : : Personally I use the list through SMTP and don't have a thread/filter : option for about half the time I am reading it (don't worry early next : year I intend to write a web mail client that I can use that will do : these things ;-)) which means the automated messages get in the way more : than they help *me*. : : I do like the idea of sending help back to the OP, and I appreciate your : time and efforts as admin of the list(s), just throwing out my $.02....
Thanks for the input, it's most valuable. That's the point of testing, after all. :-) Casey West -- When a cat is dropped, it always lands on its feet; when toast is dropped, it always lands with the buttered side facing down. I propose to strap buttered toast to the back of a cat; the two will hover, spinning inches above the ground. With a giant buttered-cat array, we could power entire metropolitan areas. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
