[BNM] No, I will not unsubscribe you from this list...

[Andrews, Clive]

"...the volume of folks who Just Don't Get It ..."

I'm pretty new here, but I thought the clue would have been in the 'NM' of 'BNM'. If this is the level of confusion here, imagine the chaos h ensues when a server gets changed over at the Sussex Tractors Group or London Embroidery mailing lists...

> Clive Andrews
> Online Editor
> 
> Neilson Active Holidays
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> From: 	bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org on behalf of Tom Hume
> Reply To: 	Brighton New Media
> Sent: 	Monday, January 15, 2007 15:18
> To: 	Brighton New Media
> Subject: 	Re: [BNM] No, I will not unsubscribe you from this list...
> 
> Hmm, or maybe the volume of folks who Just Don't Get It indicates  
> that there's demand for BNM beyond the community of folks who Do Get  
> It. If a large number of people had trouble using a web site then I'd  
> be inclined to examine the usability of that site. Don't see why it's  
> any different for email.
> 
> (which is no reflection on Rob/Matt/Wessex for the way the list is  
> set up - maybe mailing list etiquette isn't intuitive for some folks).
> 
> This isn't a tenth as boring as some of the *real* debates we've had  
> on BNM, IMHO.
> 
> On 15 Jan 2007, at 14:57, Guy Tierney wrote:
> 
> > Ahh yes but the idiots have so much mail that they barely have time to
> > delete it as it tumbles into their inbox let alone read it first.  
> > So I think
> > your advice might, just might be falling on deaf ears.
> >
> > I've not laughed so much at my in box for weeks though so despite the
> > insults - thanks dimwits (see I know they'll never read that either  
> > but it
> > eases my conscience)
> >
> > gt
> >
> >
> > on 15/1/07 2:46 pm, Jay Caines-Gooby at jay at gooby.org wrote:
> >
> >> I presume we're down to the last few hangers on?
> >>
> >> You see that bit of text at the bottom of this email, the bit  
> >> where it says
> >>
> >> "BNM info/subscription/archives: http://www.brightonnewmedia.org/"
> >>
> >> Just click that link, go on, don't be afraid, I won't take any money
> >> from your paypal account or hack into your bank account you know.  
> >> Then
> >> you could look at the page, and guess which of the links (admin |
> >> options | list info | archives | subscribe ) you might click to  
> >> change
> >> your current OPTIONS. Or perhaps how you're SUBSCRIBEd.
> >>
> >> Then all you do is put your email address (you do know which email
> >> address you subscribed with don't you? Here's a clue; it's most  
> >> likely
> >> the same email address that all your other email goes to. You do know
> >> that email address don't you?)
> >>
> >> How about we make it even easier. You could just click this link:
> >>
> >> http://www.brightonnewmedia.org/options/bnmlist
> >>
> >> and the put your email address in the email box, and then click the
> >> unsubscribe button.
> >>
> >> Or, fancy that, you could send an email. Yes, an email! to:
> >>
> >> bnmlist-request at brightonnewmedia.org
> >>
> >> with a subject line of "unsubscribe"
> >
> >
> > -- 
> >
> > BNM info/subscription/archives: http://www.brightonnewmedia.org/
> > BNM archive search: http://www.roddis.org/bnm/search.php
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