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If you have signed up for the list then you do actually want to receive mail. If you do not want to receive mail then cancel your subscription. The e-mail only goes to your inbox if you want it to go to your inbox. If you do not want fifty e-mails per day in your inbox then setup a filter!!! E-mail clients and webmail are rich in filter options. Why not use them? On 24/10/12 13:31, John Watters wrote: > Dear All, > > I think Adam has hit on something there in that this list does get > treated by many as being a Facebook or blog type space where it's > perfectively acceptable to endlessly 'post' at will. However, these > formats require subscribers to login and read, so consumption is somewhat > voluntary, whereas this list sends a mail to our inboxes (assuming you > haven't opted for the digest alert) so we receive communications whether > we want them or not. Therefore, I think everybody should stop and think > 'would I ordinarily e-mail this type of thing or share it on a blog' > before sending out a mail, and if it's the latter don't use this format! > > The flip side is this whole debate is about trying to police an > unregulated web space, so I guess those of us who have signed up need to > accept the fact that these type of forums are impossible to regulate like > our academic journals etc. > > Ultimately though, I echo what many have said - please exercise > self-awareness of what you are sharing and consider it's appropriateness > or otherwise before doing so. > > All the best, > > John. > > -- > Dr. John Watters > University College London > > > > > On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 11:58 AM, Adam Ramadan <[log in to unmask] > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > Dear colleagues, > > This subject has now generated many many emails and opinions over > three days. I suspect that rather than setting up parallel email > lists, clever email filter rules, or discussing this ad nauseam, we > ought simply to look at why those original objections were raised on > Monday. On Monday, eight new discussion threads were created by two > people - some of that content was probably interesting to some or > many list subscribers, but perhaps 24,000+ emails did not need to be > sent. Blogs, Facebook or Twitter (bird-brains included) might be > better media for some of the content frequently being posted here. > Rather than this endless discussion about what CGF is, should be or > could be, perhaps we can just carry on with a little greater > collective and individual self-awareness about what content might be > worth sending on, and how much might be too much. > > Regards, > > Adam > > -- > Dr Adam Ramadan > Lecturer in Human Geography > School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences > University of Birmingham > B15 2TT > > > > > -- > Dr. John Watters > University College London >