[mso] Bill's apology ... all members PLEASE read (was Office 2000)
- From: "Linda F. Johnson" <linda@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2003 13:30:17 -0500
<<My apoligies to Linda for not putting a history of my problem with my
posting.....bill>>
Hey Bill.. I hope I didn't sound like I was singling you out...your mail
just happened to trigger my response...I also said the same thing to
Lisa...this is completely covered in the group rules which I send out every
month and obviously most people don't read, so I'm going to paste the
relevant section here...this is NOT directed at Bill OR Lisa..it's info ALL
should read :-)
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PROPER FORMAT FOR REPLYING TO GROUP POSTS:
When replying to a post, leave enough of the original question/problem so
that people know what you are replying to. However do not leave the entire
email intact so it includes a trail of 15 messages. This makes reading
very difficult for digest members. On the other hand, leaving NONE of
the
original post also causes confusion for those (like me) who are very busy
and do not have the time to look back through all the previous posts to
remember what you are replying to:
EXAMPLE OF INCORRECT REPLY FORMATS:
Sending a one-line reply like "I don't understand what you are saying" or
"That didn't work" without including any of the previous post. This makes
NO sense.
Sending a reply which includes a trail of posts that is very long. This is
confusing for digest users, since this trail is repeated over and over in
their digest mail and it is hard for them to find your comments amongst the
confusion.
EXAMPLE OF WHAT I SEE AS THE BEST FORMAT:
Here's what I try to remember to do when I reply:
I hit the reply button. Then I scroll down and copy one sentence that shows
what I am replying to and I paste that at the top of my message (and usually
put it between brackets or something, like <<How do I do that?>> so it is
not confused with my reply). Then I reply to that and scroll down and leave
the one message I am replying to intact, then highlight the rest of what
follows and delete it.
This is not the only format that works and others may prefer a different
way, but just use common sense and consider our digest members and please
try to remember to be courteous.
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Linda F. Johnson, M.A., MOS
Linda's Computer Stop
http://personal-computer-tutor.com
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