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As the volume has grown on BEE-L, a some of members have grown
tired of receiving large numbers of messages daily, many of which are
sent in error or not of general interest.  Many worthy subscribers
have simply given up and left.
 
Therefore, to lighten the load, several list regulars (who merrily
read *everything* anyhow), have agreed to select the best material (in
their opinions) and re-post it to a new list, called BestOf Bee (The '-l'
is left off due to changing standards on the net regarding punctuation in
list names).
 
Since it is pretty well unanimous that BEE-L should not be split or
censored, this provides a way for those who wish to read the list, but be
selective and not be exposed to huge gratuitous quotes, one word or one
(huge) paragraph posts, monster ASCII sigs, flames, diatribes, and trolls
to enjoy a filtered and edited version of BEE-L.
 
Currently about 35% of the posts to BEE-L (or less) are being
re-transmitted on Best of Bee.  Since Best of Bee began, there has been a
noticable increase in the number and variety of posts to *BEE-L* - and a
reduction in complaints and flaming, since no one can complain that they
have to put up with chatter etc.  Those who wish peace and quiet are now
using Best of Bee.  (Currently there are 169 subscribers).
 
If you would like to try this new free service, simply send email to
[log in to unmask] saying
 
join bestofbee
 
You will shortly start receiving messages.
 
Additional Info For Current BEE-L Subscribers:
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If you get BEE-L currently, these messages from BestOfBee will be
*duplicates* of *some* the ones you get from BEE-L presently, but some may
be edited to remove excessive quotes from previous messages if they are
otherwise suitable.  Many messages from BEE-L will not merit repeating on
bestofbee, since they are chatter, or redundant.
 
After you are satisfied that the new list is working and get a feel
for the degree of filtering, you may wish to set BEE-L NOMAIL and read only
the filtered messages -- if you like the way it works.
 
*You will still need your BEE-L subscription* if you wish to post,
since the only way to get a post to bestofbee is through posting a
message on BEE-L.
 
We expect that soon you will be able to search these selected
messages using a web brouser after a number have accumulated.  This
will give a searchable 'opinion base'.  We may add some edited
material from old BEE-L logs too.
 
Please Note: No one will be able to post to BestOfBee (regardless of
what the welcome message says -- I haven't yet bothered to fix it) except
the moderators, so direct all replies to bestofbee articles to BEE-L
where they will be read and perhaps selected for re-transmission.
 
We hope this service helps more people to enjoy BEE-L, and that those
who wish to post will do so freely now.
 
We are also open to constructive comments and ideas for improvement.
 
Regards
 
Allen