Hi Alain, all: Just want to say that these are the messages that help build up a community in its true sense, so I welcome these more relaxed messages and do not, at all, view them as a waste. In fact, I think I will need to learn how to make "tricot". Nevertheless, Brenden tips are most useful for some of us. All the best, Nuno On 3 July 2012 18:27, Alain Berranger <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Hi Michael, > Yes you are right...this kind of use of the list is a waste of ICANN > resources in general and NCSG list should be kept for ICANN business. > Thanks Brenden for your practical suggestions. > Alain > > > On Tuesday, July 3, 2012, Brenden Kuerbis wrote: > >> Hello Michael, >> >> It is your prerogative to unsubscribe from the NCSG-Discuss list. >> However, may I offer a couple less drastic alternatives? (These >> suggestions may come in handy for others, so I'm cc'ing the list) >> >> 1. Set your subscription to digest. >> >> With a "digest" subscription, you receive larger messages (called >> "digests") at regular intervals, usually once per day or once per week. >> These "digests" are collections of individual list postings. Digests are a >> good compromise between reading everything as it is posted and feeling like >> the list is clogging your mailbox with a multitude of individual postings. >> >> 2. Set your subscription to index. >> >> With an "index" subscription, you receive short "index" messages at >> regular intervals, usually once per day or once per week. These "indexes" >> show you what is being discussed on the list, without including the text of >> the individual postings. For each posting, the date, the author's name and >> address, the subject of the message, and the number of lines is listed. You >> can then download messages of interest from the server (the index contains >> instructions on how to do that). An index subscription is ideal if you have >> a slow connection and only read a few hand-picked messages. The indexes are >> very short and you do not have to worry about long download times. The >> drawback of course is that you need to reconnect to retrieve messages of >> interest from the server >> >> 3. Set your subscription to nomail. >> >> This option toggles off the receipt of mail from the list. However, you >> will still be able to post to the list. You may want to disable mail >> delivery if you will be away from your mail for an extended period of time. >> >> 4. Configure your own email client to automatically kill/filter mail >> received from the list. >> >> This option is the most customizable. E.g., you could filter all mail >> from a specific individual, or mail which contains specific words (e.g., >> knitters). >> >> >> If you have further questions, please contact me off list. All of the >> list options above can be managed by the subscriber in the Subscribers >> Corner (look for the "Subscribe or Unsubscribe" link) at https://* >> listserv*.syr.edu/scripts/wa.exe?A0=*NCSG*-DISCUSS If none of these >> options work, I'm happy to unsubscribe you (or you can do this yourself). >> >> Regards, >> >> --------------------------------------- >> Brenden Kuerbis >> Internet Governance Project >> http://internetgovernance.org >> >> >> On Tue, Jul 3, 2012 at 11:13 AM, Michael Carson <[log in to unmask]>wrote: >> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Whoever is in charge of adding/removing email addresses to this >>> listserv, I am requesting that my email address be removed. >>> >>> This sort of exchange is fruitless, a waste of time and unprofessional. >>> This is not the first time I have received these types of email exchanges. >>> >>> Again, please remove my email address. >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Michael Carson >>> >>> YMCA of the USA >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> *From: *"Ginger Paque" <[log in to unmask]> >>> *To: *[log in to unmask] >>> *Sent: *Tuesday, July 3, 2012 9:28:38 AM >>> *Subject: *Re: knitters needle >>> >>> >>> I have never had my knitting needles taken from me on a flight. I do use >>> circular needles, to avoid poking my seatmates, but have never had the >>> needles questioned except by other envious knitters who come up to me and >>> say: What??? We can carry our knitting needles on the plane? >>> >>> I think a knit in is a spectacular idea. I will have a project with me >>> in Baku, and can bring extra needles and yarn for those who want to learn >>> to knit :) >>> >>> Cheers, Ginger >>> Ginger (Virginia) Paque >>> >>> [log in to unmask] >>> Diplo Foundation >>> Internet Governance Capacity Building Programme >>> www.diplomacy.edu/ig >>> ** >>> ** >>> >>> >>> >>> On 3 July 2012 09:48, Andrew A. Adams <[log in to unmask]> wrote: >>> >>>> William Drake suggested: >>>> > When the IOC folks were speaking in Prague it'd have been great if a >>>> > bunch of people could have pulled out knitting needles…maybe Toronto? >>>> > Some street theatre is always good for a meeting… >>>> >>>> Nice idea. You'd have to find a local supply (or have someone bring hold >>>> baggage to bring in a bunch) though, since AFAIK knitting needles are >>>> amongst >>>> the terrible deadly weapons currently banned from being taken onto >>>> planes in >>>> the war on tourism. ICANN meetings are short enough that lots of >>>> attendees >>>> may well be flying hand luggage only (I know I would be). >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Professor Andrew A Adams [log in to unmask] >>>> Professor at Graduate School of Business Administration, and >>>> Deputy Director of the Centre for Business Information Ethics >>>> Meiji University, Tokyo, Japan http://www.a-cubed.info/ >>>> >>> >>> >> > > -- > Alain Berranger, B.Eng, MBA > Member, Board of Directors, CECI, http://www.ceci.ca<http://www.ceci.ca/en/about-ceci/team/board-of-directors/> > Executive-in-residence, Schulich School of Business, www.schulich.yorku.ca > Treasurer, Global Knowledge Partnership Foundation, www.gkpfoundation.org > NA representative, Chasquinet Foundation, www.chasquinet.org > Chair, NPOC, NCSG, ICANN, http://npoc.org/ > O:+1 514 484 7824; M:+1 514 704 7824 > Skype: alain.berranger > >