[lug] Somewhat OT: Types of list email

[Jason Strnad]

This thread might be a little stale (except of course for those who are  
working on the project <grin>), but I saw this today, and thought it  
might be of interest:

http://www.trnmag.com/Stories/2003/120303/ 
Software_paraphrases_sentences_120303.html

Sounds like a very complimentary project, perhaps with similar problems  
to solve.

-Jason

On Nov 24, 2003, at 7:58 PM, Chris Riddoch wrote:

> Hi, folks.
>
> I'd like some input on a project.  The goal of my project (for my
> thesis, actually) is to make a summarizer for high-traffic email
> lists.  If you don't have the spare three hours a day to read the
> linux-kernel mailing list but still want to follow the discussion at a
> high-level without hiring a personal summarizer, my project is an
> attempt to make that possible.  http://www.kerneltraffic.org/ is
> great, and it requires *lots* of human effort to make a good summary
> of a discussion.  If nothing else, I hope the results of my project
> will make their life easier.
>
> Part of the task requires identifying *kinds* of email sent to lists,
> and so I'm working on a set of labels.  What I want your thoughts on,
> specifically, is the completeness of the following list of labels.
> Note that these *aren't* meant to be mutually exclusive - multiple
> labels may be simultaneously appropriate for one message.
>
> The following is a list of completions for the sentence:
>
> People post an email to a list in order to...
>
> question - Ask a question ("How do I...")
> answer - Provide an answer or suggest a solution ("Here's how...")
> correct - Correct someone or Correct oneself ("Whoops, I meant...")
> propose - Inform people of an intent to do something, or to propose an  
> idea ("I'd like to...")
> raise - Raise an issue without intent ("What do people think of...")
> metoo - Echo someone ("Yeah, I'd say the same...")
> inform - Comment factually on issue, intent, or proposal ("You'd want  
> to know...")
> opinion - Comment with an opinion about an issue or proposal ("I think  
> that...")
> agree - Indicate agreement with a proposal (sub of opinion) ("I agree  
> that...")
> disagree - Indicate disagreement with a proposal (sub of opinion) ("I  
> disagree...")
> thanks - Politiness - appreciation ("Thanks...")
> welcome - Politeness - confirmation ("You're welcome...")
> meta - Meta-discussion ("This conversation is...")
> flame - Baiting or responding to bait in kind ("Y'all're a bunch of  
> idiots...")
> noise - Say something that wasn't intended for the list
> humor - Say something funny
> admin - Related to list management ("Unsubscribe me...")
> chirp - See if the list is working ("It's quiet. Can you hear me?...")
>
> Please let me know what you think this list needs, who you are, and
> permission to mention you in the list of contributors for my thesis.
>
> Thanks!
>
> -- 
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>    - Chris Riddoch -
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