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[Loz]

I don't know ... I'm seeing all sorts of sides here, and justifications on all sides.
If an organiser wants info emailing to him, email it to him. Trying to trawl through various threads on the Message Board is a nightmare, you not only have to find the thread(s) that contains the info you want, you also have to take the time to satisfy yourself that you have found all the threads and all the info posted on the Board. This last bit can be very time-consuming.

I don't always enjoy the style in which some MT members choose to post (to be honest, it sometimes makes me wince), but I have to say that Paul James's request regarding being emailed is a reasonable one, for the reason I've stated above.

On the other hand, if you feel that it is unreasonable to expect people to email their questions/suggestions/etc to the organisor, offer yourself up as his replacement and do things your way. But when you've done this, make sure you don't adopt the occasional supercilious tone at the same time

[domski]

Originally Posted by Loz

If an organiser wants info emailing to him, email it to him. Trying to trawl through various threads on the Message Board is a nightmare, you not only have to find the thread(s) that contains the info you want, you also have to take the time to satisfy yourself that you have found all the threads and all the info posted on the Board. This last bit can be very time-consuming.

People will be people though, and some just can't be bothered to email things through, perhaps more so when it's been discussed already - maybe thinking that someone else will do it?

Therefore, the person requesting the info has a certain responsibility to seek this information, rather than sit back in the hope that it will all be emailed through.

As I said, if I was putting something together (as I have done), I would search for the info I need, and you're right, it is very time consuming, but that's the commitment I made.

I don't always enjoy the style in which some MT members choose to post (to be honest, it sometimes makes me wince), but I have to say that Paul James's request regarding being emailed is a reasonable one, for the reason I've stated above.

I don't have an issue with PJ's request to email questions to him. I think I covered this in my reply above too. I agree with the wincing but too, sometimes.

On the other hand, if you feel that it is unreasonable to expect people to email their questions/suggestions/etc to the organisor, offer yourself up as his replacement and do things your way. But when you've done this, make sure you don't adopt the occasional supercilious tone at the same time

I don't think it's unreasonable to expect people to email their questions. It's perfectly sensible to request that.

BUT, to request people email the questions from a thread that the MT member had contributed to seems to be a bit silly, and possibly a bit lazy on their behalf. As PJ stated

"I do recall the thread and did wonder why none of those who had contributed were willing to help me out"

...so he was aware of it and even one of those to contribute to it, but yet it would appear that the 15+ questions within that thread had been left out (that's how it reads to me).