<nettime> nettime-bold.

[fran ilich <ilich_030@hotmail.com>]

on 28/3/01 3:45 pm, nettime's_bean_counter at nettime@bbs.thing.net wrote:

> There are now slightly more than 1800 on this list (1783 nettime-l, 25
> nettime-bold). Here is a list of nettimers ordered by domain.

amazing that only 25 people are subscribed to nettime-spam. i somehow
thought that almost every nettime subscriber was interested in receiving the
unedited version, and somehow thought im one of the few only unenterested
souls which didnt read nettime bold.

even with these things in mind i have never met anyone who is subscribed to
nettime-bold, so a few weeks ago i decided to re-subscribe to see how its
working. i have to admit that im one of these 25, as well as the only .mx
subscribed to the international list.

and after the <nettime> 1800 nettimers post, i have to question what is the
sense of maintaning such a list, if its clear that no one is reading it (ok,
25, but 1783 dont), plus the bold is an authentic spam factory where you
receive everything from porno ads, fraud-mails, to spells and incantations.
it is clear that nettime readers want an edited version (the reason why
moderators have to work around the clock), and if nettime-bold was the
version for the masses who wanted to have it all, then the masses are 25,
sorry, 24 (im unsubscribing soon).

instead there should be a media-list, or a meta (news-events-calls for
papers) portal in place of the actual html structure.

nos vemos en el futuro.

ilich.
editor @ large, sputnik.

http://www.sputnik.com.mx
http://www.nettime.org/nettime-lat.w3archive/200103/

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