Well. . . I copy the paddlewise address, click the "reply" button, add the paddlewise address and delete the sender/poster address. Sometimes I polish up the subject line. Then I cobble together a text from what's been posted and how I want to respond to it. Of late, I'm discovering that the "select all" and "delete" button work well. . . Of course "new message" might work better. . . I may go down in flames on this one, but I think "bandwidth" is not so much an issue online as it is in something like broadcasting. I have a hard time believing that paring a few lines from my post is going to make much of an impact when compared to SPAM and the extensive network documentation stuff that flies about. I suppose I feel like a kayaker in the harbor (harbour) worrying about wake when there's jetskis, tugs, freighters, and powerboats zipping past me. Geo. *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
On Mar 12, 8:31am, Geo. Bergeron wrote: > Subject: [Paddlewise] Netiquette > Well. . . I copy the paddlewise address, click the "reply" button, > add the paddlewise address and delete the sender/poster address. Some mailers offer besides "Reply" also a "ReplyAll" option. In the case of a list like Paddlewise where the default reply-to is to the individual sender, choosing "ReplyAll" will send the reply to the sender and a copy to the list. -- Dalcio Dacol Washington, DC dacol_at_nrl.navy.mil 202-404-4824 *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
Geo. Bergeron wrote: > > Well. . . I copy the paddlewise address, click the "reply" button, > add the paddlewise address and delete the sender/poster address. Sometimes I > polish up the subject line. Then I cobble together a text from what's been > posted and how I want to respond to it. Of late, I'm discovering that the > "select all" and "delete" button work well. . . > > Of course "new message" might work better. . . I may go down in > flames on this one, but I think "bandwidth" is not so much an issue online > as it is in something like broadcasting. I have a hard time believing that > paring a few lines from my post is going to make much of an impact when > compared to SPAM and the extensive network documentation stuff that flies > about. [snip] For me, the paring increases my likelihood of reading somebody's reply on PW. If someone went to the trouble to edit and craft their response to address the sense of the original message, I feel like they have made an effort to be part of the dialog. My pet peeve is people who have a two word, usually flippant reply, and paste in several repeated messages. Sure, it takes another 10 - 20 seconds to do, but I think that's the idea behind one of these lists. I suspect people "listen" to a posting better if it seems the poster made an effort to get his/her point across. So I like it when people do what George describes in the top paragraph. -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
I agree with both George and Dave: "snipping" appropriately can increase the effectiveness of the post dramatically. The way I do this is to simply [WIN 95] [shift+end] [pgdn] [pgdn] etc... which highlights the offending text then, [del]. I usually do that until the the screen "stops moving" which takes care of the tag-lines etc... FWIW, ANOTHER thing that gets my attention is when someone sends dupe messages, my messages from lists are filtered and so should one "reply to all" and I'm in that "all" of course I'll see two the same-that gets my attention in a positive manner no-less. Offending messages on my machine are either automatically deleted by filters, or I take care of them myself, only takes a second. I wonder how many [Paddlewise] communications happen off-list v/s onlist? Frankly most of my messages re: stuff on this list, are appropriate for anyone to read and so I most generally default to [reply to all] function then follow it up with a snip. To me frankly it's a hassle. OTOH, I'm willing to accept the list as it is until I'm asked :) At 12:04 PM 3/12/98 -0800, Dave Kruger wrote: >For me, the paring increases my likelihood of reading somebody's reply >on PW. Tom... { "Three left turns often make a right-The trick is surviving the attempts..." } <http://www.totemwood.com> or <http://www.isomedia.com/homes/gadfly/> *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************
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