Hi Workplace Discussion List Members,

Lauren posted the message below to the Workplace List as well as to the 
Poverty list, and I think I inadvertently deleted the workplace post 
(thinking I'd already dealt with it) without posting it.  I'm copying the 
reply I made with a copy of the original post, because some of you are also 
subscribed to multiple lists and have to deal with multiple postings too.

Unfortunately, there is no technical way around the multiple/cross posting 
problem.  Each post that comes out on the list is posted by someone 
individually, and the moderator approves each post individually.  Why you 
sometimes get multiple posts is because someone posts to more than one list 
and each moderator individually approves the post.  And sometimes we know 
the post has gone out to multiple lists, but often we don't.

This is a problem that the moderators discussed before your questioning, 
and we wondered just what the number of multiple subscribers was.  As of 
January, the numbers looked like this:

Number of people subscribed to 1 lists: 1936
Number of people subscribed to 2 lists: 484
Number of people subscribed to 3 lists: 222
Number of people subscribed to 4 lists: 178
Number of people subscribed to 5 lists: 103
Number of people subscribed to 6 lists: 67
Number of people subscribed to 7 lists: 48
Number of people subscribed to 8 lists: 26
Number of people subscribed to 9 lists: 25
Number of people subscribed to 10 lists: 12
Number of people subscribed to 11 lists: 16
Number of people subscribed to 12 lists: 14
Number of people subscribed to 13 lists: 16
====================================================
Total number of subscribers: 3147


You can see that most people do not belong to all the NIFL listservs, so 
when there is an announcement that has to be made regarding adult literacy, 
NIFL wants as many people as possible to get it, so the announcement is 
sent out via the moderators to all NIFL listservs.  That's the other way 
you get multiple posts.

If you are one of those subscribed to multiple lists (as I am),  one way to 
manage multiple posts is to read the subject line, and if it is about an 
announcement that you have already seen on another list, delete it before 
even opening it up. We (moderators) will strive to keep the subject line 
identical so that you will recognize the multiple posts and can make that 
method work.

On a list that you don't often post to, you can receive your messages in 
digest format.  That means, you will receive posts in groups rather than 
receiving a post each time someone posts to the list. (For instructions on 
how to change to digest format, go to your user-settings page at 
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/help/help_mailman.html#settings

I wouldn't want to lose any of you as subscribers, but another option for 
lists that you don't usually post to is to unsubscribe from those lists and 
keep track of the discussions via the archive pages at
http://www.nifl.gov/lincs/discussions/list_archives.html. Of course, then 
you don't have the option to post to the list if you should want to unless 
you re-subscribe.

I hope this helps.  Multiple posts are a nuisance when you are subscribed 
to multiple lists.  Don't forget that you can also just delete everything 
that comes in when you get to a really busy time in your work, and then go 
to the archives when you have time to catch up on what you missed.

In the spirit of good communication!

Donna

Donna Brian, moderator
Workplace Literacy Discussion List
djgbrian at utk.edu





At 4/28/2006 -040012:00 PM, you wrote:


>I'm wondering if it is at all possible for multiple postings to be sent to 

>the lists as one message rather than as separate messages.  I ask this 

>because I am a member of 12 of the 13 listservs and every time there is a 

>multiple message, I receive it 12 times.  As you can imagine this fills up 

>my inbox quite a bit.  It is rather easy to do by creating a group listing 

>in your address book (like I've done with this message).

>

>I am sure that there are other listserv participants who are members of 

>multiple lists as well who would appreciate this consideration.  Thank you.

>

>

>**************************************************************

>Lauren Ellington

>Online Training Specialist,

>Learning Disabilities Specialist, and

>Writer/Editor of Update and Update on LD

>Virginia Adult Learning Resource Center

>Virginia Commonwealth University

>817 W. Franklin Street, Room 221  |  P.O. Box 842037

>Richmond, VA  23284-2037

>Phone:  1-800-237-0178 or  804-828-6158

>Fax:  804-828-7539

>http://www.valrc.org

>----------------------------------------------------