Yonmei

If I don’t log on for a few days, and a pile of Bubblemails have heaped up, I find that the easiest thing to do is to delete them all (except the most recent ones) unread.

Group mods are fond of sending out bubblemails for no particularly good reason – sometimes they say openly it’s just because they haven’t sent one for a while, no better reason than that! – and the information in them, while once in a while is worth knowing, is often time-dependent – have I voted yet for a group avatar? Or in a group competition?

If the group rules have changed, I’ll find out when I check the group’s instructions before posting; if the group avatar has changed, I’ll find out when I look at it. I don’t have to receive a bubblemail about it, or if the group mod feels they have to send one out, I don’t have to waste my time reading it.

So mostly, when I’m busy, I don’t read bubblemails, and I don’t even try. If you’re trying to get in touch with me, it helps if you make clear in the subject line of the Bubblemail that this is not a mass group e-mail. Reference to a particular photo of mine will help.