Re: Should we drop the digest?

[Dave <KC3565L@sprintmail.com>]

> I know that many people prefer a few digests to dozens or hundreds of
> messages, and I can easily conceive of situations where it's more
> appropriate.
> 
> But - is the digest itself actually part of the problem?
> 
> Many questions seem to receive two groups of answers - one or two
> immediate replys, and then perhaps two to four a day later, when many of
> us have already forgotten the issue.
> 
> Is it possible that the phenomenon of digest readers seeing and
> answering questions up to a day after the whole issue is done and dusted
> is one of the most significant contributions to wasted bandwidth?

I subscribe to several British and German automobile digests.
It's easy to scan through 3 or 4 digests when I have some time
on my hands but sorting through several hundred messages about
Audis, Triumphs and VW's would be impossible to deal with. 
Perhaps we digest readers should keep our opinions to ourselves
rather than risk annoying the rest of you?
Dave