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[abigailnus]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "werebearloony" <Erthena at a...> wrote:
> Just because I feel like dredging up old topics all over again, I 
> have to ask for help on the main list.  I know list volume is WAY 
> down but I still have trouble keeping up.  So if someone who 
> actually is keeping up could tell me their secret or refer me back 
> to the posts in August, I think, where we talked about strategies 
> for the main list I'd be immensely grateful.

The simplest solution is to be selective.  I joined the list in December 
'01, when membership was only 4000, and still I didn't read every post.  
I certainly don't these days.  I choose which posts to read according to 
their subject line and, occasionally, their author (which is why, by the 
way, it's always helpful to give your post a descriptive and even 
distinctive subject line).  I assume that you're using webview and not 
receiving all messages to your inbox - if you aren't, I suggest you 
change your settings accordingly (you can do this on the list website 
through the Edit My Membership link at the right-hand corner of the 
page).  Set yourself to No Email or Special Notices (recommended) and 
read the list from the website.  That way, if you find yourself 
overwhelmed, you can pick and choose the messages that interest you 
the most.

Abigail