I assume Beep Me is for any personal news, and Press is anything that's of interest to Buffistas at large. Pretty much the way FredPete described it. I read both, but if I'm rushed, I'm more likely to read Beep Me first.
'The Message'
Bureaucracy 3: Oh, so now you want to be part of the SOLUTION?
A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Maybe we should ask the question in Press? Or is it Beep Me?
t /runs and hides
(wandering in after seeing number of new posts)
Huh. I always assume Beep Me is personal news, and Press is News of the World (in this instance, this particular world).
Have I been inverting that, or misusing it? If so, apologies.
Most people haven't even chimed in with anything, much less saying how they read the threads.
Point taken. It would seem that people read both threads, but that may not be accurate.
Huh. I always assume Beep Me is personal news, and Press is News of the World (in this instance, this particular world).
Yep, that's my understanding. (Well, news of the world or News You Can Use, y'know?)
I read both threads, and this:
Beep Me is for any personal news, and Press is anything that's of interest to Buffistas at large.
is how I've always thought of it. But I have to say it really doesn't bother me when stuff gets posted in the wrong thread, since I read both anyway, and they're both really low-volume.
Huh. I always assume Beep Me is personal news, and Press is News of the World (in this instance, this particular world).
Yup. I'd as soon keep them that way, though I guess I could be convinced otherwise.
Yes - Beep Me = personal; News - Not personal
I just read both whenever I see a new message.
Doesn't really matter to me how the news gets disseminated, as long as it does.
I always read Beep Me, because the goings on in people's lives is something I care about, even if pressed for time and skipping the board like a mad thing.
If pressed for time, I don't read Press.
I dig the separation.