Re: Netiquette for newbies

|--==> robin  writes:

  r> tim hall wrote:
  >>Little standard mailing list moan,
  >>
  >>This applies most to Daniel and Ze this week, but probably applies to 
others:
  >>I use threading to keep track of uh.. the thread, I'm guessing you don't 
have 
  >>your email clients set up like this. 
  >>
  >>It's really handy for me and probably others if you respond to previous 
  >>mailings with the 'reply' button and thereby keeping the title (and thread) 
  >>intact, this makes it easy to look back at the previous mails on the 
subject 
  >>and remember what you were on about. Similarly it would be really good to 
  >>start a new mail for all new subjects and not randomly jump in on existing 
  >>threads with a new topic of discussion.
  >>
  >>I realise that this is all part of the learning curve and something you 
  >>probably haven't figured yet. So, no biggie. It would really help me in 
being 
  >>able to give constructive advice, I'm on several mailing lists and don't 
  >>always have time to figure out where the previous mailing on the subject 
got 
  >>to. 
  >>
  >>cheers
  >>
  >>tim hall
  >>http://glastonburymusic.org.uk
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  >>
  >>
  r> Hello

  r> I second the sentiment. Perhaps when a person joins the list the 
  r> confirmation email could include a short guide to list etiquette.

Yes, this is a good idea. Is there such a guide around?

Cheers,

Free