about Main List: Catlady's marathon

[Melody]

Catlady updated:
> I am now up to Message 64532 of 65619 in the Main List, it's 2:30 in 
> the morning, and I am going to go to bed. I'm not *really* so 
> egotistical as to think that the OT list *really* cares for frequent 
> updates on my progress...

Actually Catlady, I was wondering what you were going to do this
weekend.  There have been like 4000 posts this week, and I was curious
if you were going to loyally read every one of them.  Then I was going
to ask which ones were worth reading.  ;)

But I like to read how others are dealing with the main list.  I for
one glaze over it and am just waiting for it to calm down.  Mostly
because the repetition of basic topics and questions were grating on me.

But I am cheering for you on from the sidelines Cat.  


Catlady's plea:
> but I want to whine and bellyache: 
>
> I'm not sure which is more irritating: the myriad posters asking 
> questions that have already been answered a dozen times...**snip**
>
> Or the posters who have NO IDEA of snipping the posts to which 
> they're replying....**snip**

>Darling MEGs, can't you slap their little hands?

Can I second this plea?  Is there a way we can "encourage" those
guilty to read the posts relevant to their query (they can just glace
at the titles) or at least browse the OoP FAQ.  And the virtues of
clipping are what I love about this site.  It makes us an adult site
and not a teenage site...well that and the lack of OMG posts.  

Is there are way to instill these virtues without scaring them away?


Melody