netiquette
Hi all
Ms Manners here.
Please trim the quotes on your posts.
I know it's easy to neglect this simple kindness, as many modern email programs actually HIDE the excessive
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multiple copies of copies of the last fifteen messages.
However, when you hit send, they are faithfully sent AGAIN, to EVERYONE on the list ;-)
The last digest I received was at least 80% copies of copies...
Just one more way to waste resources.... The most important one, of course, being our attention.
Take a moment to edit your message before sending it.
Don't just add a couple of lines at the very top, and then send 21,000 (21K) more bytes out into the cyber-trash heap! I know, I can buy a 120,000,000,000 byte (120GB) hard disk for $120... but it's more about being conscious and deliberate in our public communications. Edit for clarity. What part of the message are you responding to? Snip, tuck, ... ... ...
Perhaps I'm old fashioned. Probably, having been reading email for over 20 years ;-) (I got my first Compuserve account in 1984 -- my email archive, a personal resource, includes over ten years worth of correspondence)
End of sermon! Please feel free to reuse if you are also feeling 'quote' challenged...but if you reply, please don't send the whole message back!
Cheers
Peter ARTQ: Help stop in-box bloat! Always Remember to Trim the Quote!
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