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From: Bertha Mo <bertiemo@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [NIFL-HEALTH:3260] NIFL-HEALTH digest 1120
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Debbie:
In order to make use of your suggestions re. net
etiquette, I would need to be walked through the email
options. As a functional user of my computer, I am
not sure even where to look for the email options.
Bertie Mo
--- nifl-health@nifl.gov wrote:
> NIFL-HEALTH Digest 1120
>
> Topics covered in this issue include:
>
> 1) List Etiquette
> by Dwyoho@aol.com
> 2) Re: Looking for Assessment Tool
> by "Kristina Anderson" <keander@u.washington.edu>
> 3) Re: Looking for Assessment Tool
> by schustee@orst.edu
>
>
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>
> Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2001 15:44:28 EDT
> From: Dwyoho@aol.com
> To: NIFL-HEALTH@literacy.nifl.gov
> Subject: List Etiquette
> Message-ID: <87.e6ec78e.28a5939c@aol.com>
>
>
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> Dear Friends, I am posting this excerpt of a message
> I received from a membe=
> r=20
> because it has useful information. (Many thanks to
> the writer). =20
>
> "What your questioner is asking is basic etiquette
> on list servers, and=20
> always has been. Although most people on this list
> are probably receiving it=
> =20
> at work, nonetheless many of them may be receiving
> it through a modem, and=20
> the longer messages are, the longer it takes for
> them to download. People=20
> outside the U.S. often pay per-minute connection
> charges, so this costs them=
> =20
> money. It is also a waste of bandwidth.=20
> =A0
> Many people do not realize that their e-mail
> software will have settings tha=
> t=20
> lets them decide whether or not to automatically
> include the content of the=20
> original e-mail when replying. There are two ways to
> handle this:
> =A0
> 1. Set your options so that the original message is
> NOT included.=20
> =A0
> 2. Set your options so that the original message is
> included. Hit reply.=20
> Press Control-A (on a Windows machine), which
> highlights all the text. Then=20
> delete it.=20
> =A0
> One should never include an entire thread. It is
> helpful to do a one-sentenc=
> e=20
> summary ("Lucy wants to know if anyone has heard of
> XXX."), in case someone=20
> missed a posting. (This also helps to pinpoint the
> problem if people aren't=20
> answering the question the poster THOUGHT he or she
> asked.)"
>
> As co-moderator, I would like to add that learning
> list etiquette is an=20
> ongoing experience (I just learned something new
> myself) and I would not lik=
> e=20
> to see anyone hesitate to participate in the
> discussion for fear of offendin=
> g=20
> someone with an etiquette error. Members who are
> growing in their use of th=
> e=20
> medium should strive, in my opinion, to learn more
> and more (which does not=20
> happen without participation) and members who are
> adept and use "netiquette"=
> =20
> as second nature should be patient with others who
> are learning. We can all=
> =20
> meet in the middle, and in the process continue to
> increase the quality of=20
> the interaction.
>
> Cheers, Debbie
>
> =A0
>
>
> Deborah W. Yoho
> Co-moderator, NIFL Health Literacy Discussion Group
> Chief Executive Officer
> Greater Columbia Literacy Council
> 921 Woodrow Street =20
> Columbia, SC 29205
> 803/765-2555 dwyoho@aol.com
>
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> <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D3
> FAMILY=3D"SERIF" FACE=3D"=
> Times New Roman" LANG=3D"0">Dear Friends, I am
> posting this excerpt of a mes=
> sage I received from a member=20
> <BR>because it has useful information. (Many
> thanks to the writer). &n=
> bsp;
> <BR>
> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" SIZE=3D2
> FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Ar=
> ial" LANG=3D"0">"What your questioner is asking is
> basic etiquette on list s=
> ervers, and=20
> <BR>always has been. Although most people on this
> list are probably receivin=
> g it=20
> <BR>at work, nonetheless many of them may be
> receiving it through a modem, a=
> nd=20
> <BR>the longer messages are, the longer it takes for
> them to download. Peopl=
> e=20
> <BR>outside the U.S. often pay per-minute connection
> charges, so this costs=20=
> them=20
> <BR>money. It is also a waste of bandwidth.
> </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000"=20=
> SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial"
> LANG=3D"0">
> <BR>=A0
> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" SIZE=3D2
> FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Ar=
> ial" LANG=3D"0">Many people do not realize that
> their e-mail software will h=
> ave settings that=20
> <BR>lets them decide whether or not to automatically
> include the content of=20=
> the=20
> <BR>original e-mail when replying. There are two
> ways to handle this:</FONT>=
> <FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D3
> FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=
> =3D"0">
> <BR>=A0
> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" SIZE=3D2
> FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Ar=
> ial" LANG=3D"0">1. Set your options so that the
> original message is NOT incl=
> uded. </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D3
> FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"=
> Arial" LANG=3D"0">
> <BR>=A0
> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" SIZE=3D2
> FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Ar=
> ial" LANG=3D"0">2. Set your options so that the
> original message is included=
> . Hit reply.=20
> <BR>Press Control-A (on a Windows machine), which
> highlights all the text. T=
> hen=20
> <BR>delete it. </FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#000000"
> SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF"=
> FACE=3D"Arial" LANG=3D"0">
> <BR>=A0
> <BR></FONT><FONT COLOR=3D"#0000ff" SIZE=3D2
> FAMILY=3D"SANSSERIF" FACE=3D"Ar=
> ial" LANG=3D"0">One should never include an entire
> thread. It is helpful to=20=
> do a one-sentence=20
> <BR>summary ("Lucy wants to know if anyone has heard
> of XXX."), in case some=
> one=20
> <BR>missed a posting. (This also helps to pinpoint
> the problem if people are=
> n't=20
> <BR>answering the question the poster THOUGHT he or
> she asked.)"
> <BR>
> <BR>As co-moderator, I would like to add that
> learning list etiquette is an=20
> <BR>ongoing experience (I just learned something new
> myself) and I would not=
> like=20
> <BR>to see anyone hesitate to participate in the
> discussion for fear of offe=
> nding=20
> <BR>someone with an etiquette error. Members
> who are growing in their=20=
> use of the=20
>
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