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[Carolyn L. Arcand]

Maybe this problem could be solved by only replying to the person who
asked the question instead of the entire listserv?  This may be especially
pertinent if you are thanking someone for good information etc, to ONLY
send a thank-you or any other personal correspondence to that person
instead of to everyone.  Just an idea :o) Carolyn



On Sat, 24 Feb 2001, Michael Wyatt wrote:

> Hello all
>
> I would like to weigh in on this too.  I walked last year.  I know it was
> extremely important for me to have a place to ask the personal and practical
> questions.  The fact is, many of those were answered more than adequately at
> websites (ones that have already been mentioned on this listserv).
>
> But I have to agree that I am beginning to think I want off this
> listserve--it is a bit exasperating to find (today) 46 messages, after I
> took off 39 yesterday, some of which simply say "no, I got mine at Basic
> Outfitters."  I want to agree that some way of limiting responses, or even
> finding another way to handle the "what kind of shoes" question, is a good
> idea.  Maybe we should say one response per day is the limit.
>
> At a deeper level, though: What I find missing is some reflection on the
> meaning of the Camino, its history and culture, what people are discovering
> along the way.  I know Preston Pittman mentioned both the Game of the Goose
> and the Black Virgin shrines along the way; those are rich topics.  But I
> see that no one picked up on them.
>
> I would love to talk about the square outside the Iglesia de Santiago in
> Logrono where the Game of the Goose and the Camino are fused.  But I did not
> receive any takers when I mentioned that topic several weeks ago.
>
> Maybe that is all I need to say: this could be so much more than a flood of
> emails about water and bathrooms, of which I delete nearly all.  I guess I
> want to continue to LEARN about the Camino--I would be happy to participate
> in another listserve, if that is set up, where that could happen.
>
> I hope I don't sound like a jerk.  Email is a tricky medium--but I guess
> that's the point.
>
> Michael
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Road to Santiago Pilgrimage [mailto:GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu]On
> Behalf Of linda davidson
> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2001 5:55 PM
> To: GOCAMINOapete.uri.edu
> Subject: Gocamino
>
>
> We're a large group now on Gocamino (ole' ! ) and I'm counting about 30 -
> 50 messages a day now.
>
> Obviously Gocamino serves those who communicate on it. I've noticed that
> several topics get recycled quite often. Some of the topics, such as how
> and where to use the bathroom might best be answered privately to the
> individuals making the query. And I think a quick scan of our archives may
> answer some questions that seem to reappear weekly.
>
> As Chris Hewitt is fleshing out a new page for our(Friends of the Road to
> Santiago) website on "Frequently Asked Questions," I hope that you've been
> offering answers to him about the basic issues about actually trekking to
> Santiago.
>
> Thanks for keeping the list lively and interesting. I encourage other kinds
> of issues besides the day to day. Issues that deal with the history and the
> imagery found along the road, say, or how medieval "hospitalitas" is being
> reinvented as the pilgrimage grows.
>
> Linda D
>