I never delete until I check contents and names in text. Subject line is of no concern to some of us. Helen ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Danca" <rdanca@gmail.com> To: <new-england-irish@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2007 3:51 PM Subject: [NEW-ENGLAND-IRISH] Off-topic plea for netiquette > When you're replying to a message from a digest, puh-leeeze change the > subject to the topic you're discussing. > > It does no good to anyone to say "Re: [NEW-ENGLAND-IRISH] NEW-ENGLAND-IRISH > Digest, Vol 1, Issue 29." > > Your fellow list members are likely to ignore your message. In addition, > Rootsweb archives messages by subject line; a subject line like that one is > up there -- and useless -- forever. Yes, I know, I am not the list admin > here, but I do run some other mailing lists and I know what netiquette is. > > Thank you! > > Soap box mode off. > > -- > --- > Richard Danca > Newton, MA > rdanca@gmail.com > ------ > ====New England Irish Mailing List==== > Check out the NE-Irish website: > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/NEIrish/ > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NEW-ENGLAND-IRISH-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.463 / Virus Database: 269.6.1/776 - Release Date: 4/25/2007 12:19 PM > >
Richard made a good point and since the list is new, I was going to wait awhile before making suggestions. While some always read each email, some only read those that pertain to their area of interest, so when replying to digest, one needs to remember to change the subject because you may miss a connection. While we are on this, here's my biggest suggestion...please when replying remember to cut out/snip the old email that you are replying to and just keep pertainent info, especially when replying to a digest. If you don't clip, those on on digest get two, the new one and the one repeated and attached to your email. Another reason to do some clipping, is the list's archives. Well, those are my suggestions to make this list easier to read. If you feel the need to discuss these suggestions, please feel free to do so on the list. Thanks for all your cooperation. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento CA, list admin http://www.connorsgenealogy.com