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Re: (erielack) Some list things (i.e. message length ... barest amount

Dear Chris and List,

I basically agree with Chris.  I get messages on
several Yahoo! groups in daily digests, and if you
have been following a thread, only a tiny reminder is
needed.  Leaving unnecessary length of the original
message is just plain impolite.  

But also leaving none of the original message is also
usually impolite.  (Recognize that e-mails may not all
be received in the order in which they are sent, so
sometimes it is a puzzle to determine what part of the
thread the writer is responding to.)

I'd like to amend Chris' request to "leave the barest
amount of the previous messages in replies as a
reminder of the thread, usually place your response at
the top, and don't be afraid to change the end of the
subject line."

Mike Nickerson
Near the San Francisco Bay Area of California



- --- Christopher Thurner <cthurner_@_adelphia.net> wrote:
> Listers:
> 
> ...people simply hitting 'reply' on their
> browsers...   is causing an unnecessary increase in
> list length and is an issue with 
> members regardless of the form they chose to receive
> their mail in (i.e. 
> real time vrs. daily digests).
> 

> ... These are many, many 'page 
> down' strokes that are being done by the dozens of
> people who read these 
> messages every day.
> 
> 
> My suggestion for list policy, is
> that responders to list 
> threads cut and paste the most recent posting they
> are reply to, ...
> Regards,
> 
> Chris Thurner
> 
> 
> 

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