Re: st: Inappropriate use of list

[Marcello Pagano <pagano@hsph.harvard.edu>]

Tony makes some very important points here, some of which are already
in the FAQ. Maybe this is a good time to remind everyone to read the FAQ,

http://www.stata.com/support/faqs/res/statalist.html

There you will find the admonition against the use of MIME.  Also, to 
those who
have not had luck posting, you will see that Statalist does not accept 
formatted
messages; use "Plain Text" for your outgoing messages. (Some users are 
confused
because if they attempt to post a formatted message, majordomo just swallows
the message with no response to the person attempting to post.)
You will also find that brevity is not only laudable, but also 
necessary, and that there
already is a size limit to messages that Statalist will accept.  To 
quote Nick Cox,

"The best advice is to rewrite the question 
so that the key issue is made as clear as 
possible but also is stated as briefly as possible." 
Please, everyone, before posting the first time, take a few minutes to 
read the FAQ.

Thanks,

m.p.


Lachenbruch, Peter wrote:


> I get the list in digest form. When someone addresses a question to
> tech-support I don't mind too much but when accompanied by 8000 lines of
> data that most of us have no interest in I draw the line. I can't simply
> delete it as I lose everything following.  I also have a problem with MIME
> format which is garbage on my Blackberry. 
> I suggest that we have a limit on the number of lines - say 100 to 200. If
> such postings were returned to sender with a reason our list would be more
> effective. It would also have the effect of limiting lengthy back and forth
> with tremendous useless redundancy. 
> Peter A. Lachenbruch
> Director, Division of Biostatistics, CBER
> Tel.  301-827-3320
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