--- Laura Sharp wrote:
> Isabelle, do we have Marko's old netiquette
> regarding quotes or could we
> have a fresh one to remind us?
But of course! I would stress the "Please snip your
posts" messages, since it uneccesarily wastes
bandwidth to have a lot of quotage, and is extremely
annoying for those who read the digest version. I
would also suggest adding another rule:
* Before forwarding a virus alert to the group, please
visit http://vil.mcafee.com/hoax.asp? and
http://vil.mcafee.com/newVirus.asp? or one of the
other virus verification sites to make sure it is a
real virus. Please include a link to one of the
verification sites about the virus along with your
forwarded warning.
Without further ado, the original Vocalist Netiquette:
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* Messages to VOCALIST should be brief and to the
point. Please do not wander off-topic - change the
subject heading instead.
* Do not quote entire postings! It's a good idea to
summarize the original at the top of the message, or
include just enough text of the original to give a
context.
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group (see below). Always change the subject header
whenever the topic of the thread has changed. This is
to help readers choose only the messages they are
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VOCALIST uses a set reply-to: header pointing to the
list address and you may accidentaly send a personal
response to a great many people.
2. If you should find yourself in A DISAGREEMENT with
one person, make your responses to each other via
private email. If you are debating a point on which
the group might have some interest, you may summarize
for them later.
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start arguing or flaming someone publicly. You will
just make a fool out of yourself.
Do not send mail or post messages solely to point out
other people's errors in spelling or the way they
think about things.
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keep the discussion focused on issues rather than the
personalities involved.
Subject labels:
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good label, please drop a note to the list owner.
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Suitable topics of discussion:
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* We don't want to restrict the topics to any
particular style, musical period or skill level -
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