ADMIN: One line posts/editing

[Neil Ward]

No: HPFGUIDX 16715

Hi everyone,

You thought I'd gone away to make a cup of tea and get out of your hair, but you were wrong!  I have my wand out and it's twitching... 

Okay, I won't treat you to the entire list of netiquette tips, but I would like to remind you of a couple that one or two of you must have wiped from your minds (Memory Charms backfiring, perhaps?): -


ONE-LINERS

In the interests of keeping the message volume down, please think twice before posting one line messages or responses to the list.  Spare a thought for those people whose e-mail boxes are starting to resemble an overstuffed turkey.  In some cases, it might be best to drop an e-mail to the person rather than comment on list; in other cases, you could, perhaps, combine your short comment with some points on another topic.  


EDITING YOUR RESPONSE POSTS

When replying to long messages, try to clip out the parts of the original to which you are responding, rather than including the message in its entirety and putting your comments underneath.  The usual convention is the use <snip> or a few dots ... to indicate where you have removed parts of the original text, but you can often choose one or two whole paragraphs that indicate the gist of the original post.

Another option is to write a short indicative summary before your response, such as:

"[Insert daft or confusing nickname] was talking about the fact that this, that and the other happened.."

As long as it's clear which message you are responding to, people will be able to refer to the exact wording of the original post if they wish.

Thanks for your cooperation.

Neil
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