Newsletter Error: General Physics Labels Misleading

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The newsletter inaccurately labels threads under "General Physics," including content from other origins, leading to confusion among readers. This issue has been noted in multiple recent newsletters, prompting discussions about the accuracy of the summaries. Some users have expressed frustration over not receiving the newsletter despite having the subscription option enabled. The weekly email, titled "Top Science Discussions from Last Week," is recommended for its interesting content, but the labeling error persists. Overall, the discussion highlights ongoing concerns about the newsletter's reliability and content organization.
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The newsletter summarizes all listed threads under the label "General Physics", regardless of its actual origin. I've seen this at least in both of the last newsletters. At first I thought they were actually all from GP, but now I had a closer look and they aren't.
 
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Newsletter ?
 
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BvU said:
Newsletter ?

"Top Science Discussions from Last Week" weekly e-mail. Highly recommended : always something interesting.

Probably the "Receive News and Update e-mails" checkbox under Account Settings > Privacy.
 
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fresh_42 said:
The newsletter summarizes all listed threads under the label "General Physics", regardless of its actual origin. I've seen this at least in both of the last newsletters. At first I thought they were actually all from GP, but now I had a closer look and they aren't.
Thanks @fresh_42 -- I had wondered about that as well. I just thought Greg was spending a lot of time in the GP forum, and ignoring all the other ones... :smile:
 
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hmmm27 said:
"Top Science Discussions from Last Week" weekly e-mail. Highly recommended : always something interesting.

Probably the "Receive News and Update e-mails" checkbox under Account Settings > Privacy.
No, it is something else. I have that checked and don't get mails. But I know Greg can send some weekly summaries or similar around.
 
mfb said:
No, it is something else. I have that checked and don't get mails. But I know Greg can send some weekly summaries or similar around.

A quick check on my e-mail folder for the forums, and it looks like the first one was "We miss you..." after a prolonged absence, so maybe you have to leave for awhile before you start getting them. (It worked : QED :oldsmile:)
 
mfb said:
No, it is something else. I have that checked and don't get mails. But I know Greg can send some weekly summaries or similar around.
Same here. I don't get it too.
 
As (mostly) a casual lurker, it's great. YMMV
 
The e-mail comes out every Tuesday morning (US time). There is the one from this past Tuesday:

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Just an update: the error is still present in today's newsletter.
 

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