In out quest for perfection we sometimes ignore the possible. Who knows why this list evolved the way it did. But it does serve a variety of purposes (some very well) and, personally, I feel deeply indebted to the list managers for doing a thankless task. Is this a perfect list? By no means, but I am not a perfect person and it would be silly of me to insist that a group of disparate folks be more perfect than I can achieve on my own. There is always the option to unsubscribe, and an even better one of creating and managing the new and perfect list. Good luck. nburlakoff -----Original Message----- From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Candice Brashears Sent: Sunday, August 17, 2003 12:35 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: List Msg Format I'd like to offer a suggestion to posting and distribution style of list. I, and likely others, find scrolling through multiple copies of previously stated general list information as well as multiple copies of queries & answers a time-consuming affair that quite often means a) locating a specific topic cumbersome and often missed; b) too large to save, much less read, without changing to Notepad; c) printing is expensive with numerous pages of duplicate material; d) time task of deleting all the extraneous material to print or save to file in economical manner. I find the current Digest format, quite frankly, unprofessional. I won't even approach the subject of unprofessional manner in which some postings find their way to the list, which would better left to another venue. I digress. I belong to several managed listserves and none are submitted in this particular format. For example: a simple notification of events, paper call, symposiums etc is at H-Net (H-Women for instance). A useful site for inquires, responses etc regarding historic preservation is on Forum-L through the National Trust for Historic Preservation. These are not fancy or complicated sites to read for the topic I might wish to read, save or print. There have been several queries, similar to ones I have, and find it most interesting to learn how others have solved a problem, particularly ones from the non-profit - small museum - little available money sector; from where to buy archival products - to mounting an exhibit - to creative fund raising ideas. How does the rest of list feel? Candice Brashears Wallingford Historic Preservation Trust-CT ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).