*PING LISTS* Revisited (vanity)

1-8-03 | EggsAckley

[EggsAckley]

A month or so ago I posted a Vanity, addressing the topic of "Ping Lists." It turned into a rather large thread, and the random pinging seemed to disappear. I hate to waste bandwidth by posting on this topic again, but .....again I am bombarded by pings that I DID NOT REQUEST.

This morning there were TWO people pinging me to the same thread, posted twice. This particular thread was ENORMOUS and VERY graphics-intensive. It took eight full minutes to load.

You see, NOT EVERYONE CAN GET HIGH SPEED SERVICE, and with old dialup phone lines that can't handle anymore than 28.8K, these huge threads load like molasses. And, no I CAN'T get anything better from PacBell. I'm stuck with it.

And now, this afternoon I got pinged by two different people who obviously have the same ping list. This is getting annoying. If you're going to share your ping list, then stay current about who wants off of it.

In my opinion, the ping list thing is stupid, and should be eliminated, or at least limited. As far as I can recall, I have only requested to be on ONE ping list, and that is the Astronomy of the Day list, and yet, each day I show up on another one or two. Are you people just clicking on EVERY name that posts comments on certain threads? It seems like that's what's happening.

Please, everyone with lists, please check them and if I'm on it, remove me.

Thank you.

[Dog Gone]

Get an unlisted screen name.

[cardinal4]

I agree in principle to your plight, but I think all the "Already Posted" crowd is more tiresome.

[EggsAckley]

FYI

[Constitution Day]

As the creator of the NC ping list, I usually add the following message to my posts:

"NC ping!
Please FRmail me if you want to be added to or removed from this North Carolina ping list."

I will agree that there are quite a few lists I am on lately that are being used on articles I just don't have the time to read.

[rs79bm]

It seems to me the answer is pretty simple.

[EggsAckley]

I agree. But it sure is strange that different people are using identical ping lists. Jim should limit lists to maybe ten to twenty names. Then people wouldn't be so inclined to load up on every name they can find.

[EggsAckley]

I have asked twice today, and yet I kept getting pinged with the same list, but different poster.

[Keith in Iowa]

To borrow an attitude from the several threads about unemployment - you could just move to where the internet access is better...

< /sarcasm>

[JoeSixPack1]

This was already posted last month. :-)

[AntiGuv]

I consider ping lists the most useful feature of FR and would be very disappointed if they went away. Indeed, it's the only reason I signed up - to get on a couple ping lists I found interesting.

[EggsAckley]

If you look at my profile page you'll see why that is not an option.

[Constitution Day]

Just trying to help.

[Willie Green]

Well don't expect any help from Congress on this issue.

Plan to cut telemarketing faces delay

[Conservababe]

I think no one should be added to a ping list unless the person requests to be added. I think it bad manners for others to assume that you are necessarily interested in what interests them. And yes, it is trouble to have to send Freepmail to get off the lists.

[BlackRazor]

Jim should limit lists to maybe ten to twenty names. Then people wouldn't be so inclined to load up on every name they can find.

So because some people abuse ping lists, everyone should be restricted? I ran a poll ping list during the three months before the election, and had almost 100 people on it - every single one of them asked to be on. I never added a single person who didn't request it. And at the end of every post, I indicated that anyone who wanted on or off should just send me Freepmail. But if you had your way, I guess I'd have been shut down.

[EggsAckley]

DIRECWAY=Pay $579.98 now, then just $59.99 a month

[Augustus McCrae]

Happy birthday Elvis

[EggsAckley]

Well, very good for you. I wish that others were so considerate.

[Constitution Day]

I didn't know that... I am still on dialup too.

As far as living in the country goes, I HAVE to have satellite.
They say I live too far off the main road to run cable to my house. :(