More List-Managers silentl changes

[Tom Neff <tneff @ panix . com>]

I note that today, without further explanation or announcement, the Digest 
numbering for List-Managers has been restored, and at least my own personal 
copy of the Digest is back in text format - I don't know whether this was 
done for my exclusive benefit as a "squeaky wheel" or across-the-board.

The reason I am guessing about all these things is that the management of 
THIS list has said nothing, before, during or after.  It is ironic that a 
forum set up so that working list managers could support each other and do 
their jobs better, should itself set such a shoddy example to its members. 
I think the operator of this list might want to JOIN it and introduce 
her/himself!

By the way, do you love the "list manager universe in microcosm" aspect of 
this?  No sooner did I mention the tinkering than someone pipes up with "If 
you don't like the list host's methods and policies, you are always welcome 
to setup your own list..."!  hehehe...  (What's next, "if you don't like 
reading, you can always hit DELETE"?)

The lesson for working managers is: Always notify your membership as far in 
advance as reasonably possible of any upcoming hardware or software changes 
that they're likely to notice.  If you're transitioning from one software 
package to another, make sure you know how to preserve as many settings as 
possible, and ask here or on your old & new software's support forums if 
you're not sure. Make sure there is a contact person announced for members 
who have trouble after the switch, and make sure that members know how to 
change their own settings afterward.  Don't assume "you're the exception" 
and that what's wise for "ordinary lists" somehow doesn't apply to yours: 
it probably does.