I think setting up a Gerry list is a really good idea- those who want it can
get it, everyone else has less to wade through/delete. Another reason why
the complaints seem to be just a drop in the ocean is probably because most
people don't want to kick up a fuss, or be seen to be complaining about
something that others may appreciate- I know I felt slightly embarrassed
replying to all before I realised my concerns were shared by so many others!
Gerry's lack of response to this discussion almost seems to suggest that he
has blocked replies from the list himself!
-----Original Message-----
From: A general Library and Information Science list for news and
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Sent: 09 August 2010 09:10
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Subject: Re: Gerry McKiernan - a suggestion
On 09/08/2010 8:38 AM, Mick Fortune wrote:
> There is
> clearly a bit of a dilemma here for the administrators of LIS-LINK since
> with, I believe, over 3000 subscribers, the number of complaints seen so
far
> are just a drop in the ocean. It might however be helpful to hear their
> thoughts on the subject?
The number of complaints is probably "just a drop in the ocean" because
I, and many other people I know, have set up filters to delete Gerry's
messages automatically. Thus a large proportion of the list never see
his postings. But filters might not be an option for those using
web-based interfaces and certainly won't work for people receiving the
digest. Gerry posts his messages to at least a dozen lists regardless of
whether or not they are relevant. I believe that he has been
blocked/banned from at least two jiscmail lists and I know he was
blocked from one of my non-jiscmail lists way back in 2003 for his
spamming of that list.
Karen
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