The problem with that is that those proposed abbreviations are not standard and widespread. It is generally known across the Internet that O T means off topic and when a new person subscribes he or she knows automatically what that means when it is in the subject line. To invent another set of abbreviations for this specific group would mean having to educate every new subscriber and, because it is common for new subscribers to lurk for some time to get the feel of the group, it would mean only confusion for a lot of them because the rest of us would not necessarily know they are there. Also, it is likely to cause some confusion for those who are otherwise in the know because it means having to learn a whole new set of abbreviations that will be used only on a single list and are not portable to other lists. I suspect that you would find cooperation with your proposed practice spotty at best and that, in itself, is likely to cause further confusion.
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To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2010 9:19 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Ot: balancing act
Hi, I've been thinking about this list. I know it's primarily geared towardthe process of getting books into the Bookshare collection and with that regard, questions about how to scan and proofread effectively with help offered in case problems arise are primary topics of discussion. I likeLissi's email and think she has a point. It's delightful when I get messages in the getting-to-know-you category. I propose a solution for the balancing act. I know you prefer a designation of ot for messages which don't refer tothe main topics of discussion. My idea is that we can use some other headings for messages, for example, hp (having a problem), gc )general conversation when people are doing a bit of chatter or making humorous remarks), bi (book information about what is being scanned or proofread, probably very useful to Cindy or anyone else who needs to know what to addor delete from the books being scanned list) This is merely a suggestion andif you are interested in this idea, maybe you can come up with otherabbreviations which would suit better. I figure that if people don't wish toread general conversation messages, the abbreviation giving the type ofmessage would allow them to delete the message without reading it. Regards,Kim Friedman.__________ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signaturedatabase 4850 (20100209) __________ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com
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