Re: List of subject line tags; Yahoo group oddities

On Sep 17, 2006, at 9:23 PM, Henrik Theiling wrote:

> Hi!
>
> Eric Christopherson 'writes:
>> Could someone point out to me a list of subject line tags (you know,
>> like THEORY, CHAT, etc.)?  I can't seem to find it.
>
> http://wiki.frath.net/Conlang-L_FAQ
Thanks!

>
> This FAQ will probably shortly (yes!) be installed as a monthly post
> to this list.
>
>> Also, I joined the Yahoo Conlang group ...
>
> AAAH!
I know ;)

>
>> ... hoping the list was posted there somewhere, and noticed that it
>> resides in a part of Yahoo called "Yahoo Tech Groups."  Never
>> noticed that before.  Kind of odd, since this isn't really a
>> tech-related list.
>>
>> Also, I noticed that the "description" of the Yahoo group is
>> truncated.  I guess there must be a length limitation; perhaps
>> someone could edit it down so it fits.
>
> Unfortunately, no-one can edit the Yahoo group settings anymore since
> no-one is list admin there anymore and no-one at Yahoo will ever
> respond to any queries.  The Yahoo mirroring only causes problems and
> constant problems.  And confusion.
Oh, yes; I seem to vaguely remember that now.  So is there software
on brown.edu that automagically posts messages to the Yahoo group?  I
would think that software would need a Yahoo login.  The login is not
a group administrator one, though?

Also, out of curiosity, why does it still post mirrored messages to
the Yahoo group if it is deprecated?  It might make it more obvious
that it's abandoned if we just don't post to it.  (Oh, I see you
mention doing that below.)

>
> Please make sure to join the group at Brown.edu (see above link) and
> to quit it at Yahoo and completely forget that it exists at Yahoo, as
> I am close to shutting down the link to Yahoo if too many more
> problems with Yahoo arise...  (Angry protesting welcome. :-))
>
> **Henrik

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