on 18/3/04 4:01 AM, Doug Von Gausig at wrote:
> I have just changed the options on our group to allow attachment of sound
> files to group messages. If any of you objects strongly to this, please l=
et
> us know.
PLEASE NO ATTACHMENTS!!
1. "What is it" quiz-style USA sounds are of no interest to non-USA members
like myself, as we will most likely have no idea what the sound is.
2. Slow downloaders like myself suffer greatly with un-asked for
attachments. I have only 10 hours per month internet access time, and
prefer to choose for myself how I spend that time.
3. A few days away from the computer, and those unwanted attachments will
clog up email holding boxes then take forever to download, or even block
more important stuff.
4. I don't want the Digest version of postings.
5. Why not continue with the 'chase-up if you choose' method of posting
sounds? I probably check out about one in twenty of these sounds, but I
never check out the 'what-is-it' USA sounds.
Vicki Powys
Australia
>I'm doing this to encourage more and easier interchange of actual
> sounds. The new policy is:
>
> "Sound files may be attached to postings, as long as they remain under
> 200K. No other attachments will be allowed. Members are encouraged to
> discuss unknown or unidentified sounds they have recorded and to post sou=
nd
> files and to post sounds to the group so that other members can hear them=
.
> The moderator has supplied a web site, which can be found on the "Links"
> page, to which members may post sounds larger than 200K for the benefit o=
f
> the group."
>
> Note that 200K is pretty generous using appropriate MP3 compressions, and
> if it becomes a problem, we may go down to 100K.
>
> Attachments are deleted from the Yahoo archives after about a week, so if
> you hear something you want to save, you'll need to save it on your syste=
m.
>
> I am attaching a sound to this message as a trial. This is a "mystery"
> sound - I know what it is, but I'd like to get your impressions. I doubt
> you'll be able to ID it, but at least guess the family of birds it's from=
.
> The answer will surprise you!
>
> Doug
>
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