[HPFGU-Feedback] [HPforGrownups] Re: An Elfly Reminder

[Mrs.) Lee Storm (God is the Healing Force]

Hi,

I hadn't intended to weigh in on this, but Shorty's comment gave me a bit of
a push here. :-)

[Shorty Elf]:
| If just two elves handled all listreading/elfy correspondence, it 
| might be easier to recall, "Oh, I just wrote to that member; I'll 
| hold off and see if s/he gets the hang of it in a day or two."  As it 
| is, though, Elf A might send a quick note one day, and then Elf B 
| might step in the next day and not realize or recall that Elf A just 
| wrote to a person, thus perhaps sending another message on the same 
| topic.  I can definitely see where that could be annoying and/or 
| discouraging to a list member.  
| 
| This is something perhaps the Admin Team should have a discussion 
| about handling better.  I'll just be honest -- it's rough to do this 
| perfectly with a handful of people handling chores on an "as I've got 
| a free moment" basis.

[Lee]:
Even list mods don't get paid. <Sigh>  But, having moved the Battlestar list
to a two-mod system and, even before that, I had certain "deputies" working
with me, our system was that if we addressed a problem with someone which
was always done off list (except if one of us made a "Reply-To-All" booboo),
the note would be BCCed to the other mod/deputies.  So, if my deputy mod had
a problem with a lister and decided to address it with the lister, a BCC
would be sent to me and my co-mod so we would be aware that the problem had
been addressed and leave it like that.  List approvals are also sent with
BCC so all of us know who has been approved in order not to have to try
approving twice.

I also configured a box in my mailer with a filter containing the addresses
of the deputies/co-mod which would pick up any correspondence from or to
them, keeping it all in one place for ready reference.

I don't know if such a thing is practical with a community as large as this
and all of the sister lists, but it's something that might be considered.
The BCC can be a huge help!

Cheers,

Lee :-)

Do not walk behind me,    | Lee Storm
I may not care to lead;   | N2FGC
Do not walk before me,    | n2fgc at ... (or)
I may not care to follow; | n2fgc at ...
Walk beside me, and be my friend.