[MR] PSA - Maintaining your list subscriptions

[Tanner Lovelace]

Hi folks,

Well, I would have if I had been paying attention.  As it is, however,
my attention has been a bit preoccupied lately (If you're curious, as
to why, his name is Bram Schuyler Lovelace, born this past Sunday :-).
And if you're really curious, you can take a look at
http://bram.wayfarer.org.)

Someone had remarked to me that they thought the links at the bottom
of messages weren't clear enough.  The last link at the bottom of
each message (and at the top of each digest) goes to
http://seahorse.atlantia.sca.org/mailman/listinfo/atlantia
which is the page from where people can enter their e-mail address
for the purpose of changing their subscription options.  I'm not
sure how much easier it can be.  In order to change your
options, the program must know your e-mail address, so you have
to enter that, but after that, it is very clear what to do.

In addition, on the first of every month, the Mailman program
e-mails everyone on the list what their subscribed e-mail address
is and what their password is, and the URLs you can go to for
changing options.

Between these things, what else can be done to get people to
understand how to change option for themselves, rather than
having the list admin do it, or sending messages directly to
the list?  If you have any suggestions, please let me know.

In service,
Lord Kendrick Wayfarer
Listkeeper, Merry Rose

Edvard Gayer wrote:

> Though I'm certain Lord Kendrick is likely to say something about this 
> with Pennsic looming, I have begun to note a number of "please 
> unsubscribe me" notes floating across the list.
> 
> Friends, there are links at the bottom of every posted message (or 
> digest) that arrives in your mailbox.  If you want to go "off-list", you 
> can unsubscribe yourself quite easily.  All it takes is "click, 
> type-type-typitty-type, click" and you're off.
> 
> This was an unsolicited public service announcement.  :)
> 
> -Vard  (Teaching people to fish)
> 
> 
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