Subject: Re: Four suggestions for this group<br/>
Date: Jul 31, 2004 @ 15:30<br/>
Author: aletheiak (&quot;aletheiak&quot; &lt;aletheiak@...&gt;)<br/>
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<div id="ygrps-yiv-1881581229">thanxxxx dave<br/>
<br/>
& i think all these excellent suggestions certainly would make it <br/>
easier for the shallowly involved to read the messages<br/>
<br/>
but i would not encourage the deeply involved to slow down long <br/>
enough to implement & accommodate them<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
& not only because it is not the part of those who are having <br/>
more fun to slow down for those who are having less<br/>
<br/>
quite the contrary<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
but especially because these suggestions provide such <br/>
excellent opportunities for the shallowly involved to deepen their <br/>
involvement & bring themselves up to speed <br/>
&or as you might prefer to say down to depth<br/>
<br/>
& a few particular comments are inserted below<br/>
<br/>
--- In <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="mailto:BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com">BoundaryPoint@yahoogroups.com</a>, &quot;Dave Patton [DCP]&quot; <br/>
&lt;dpatton@c...&gt; wrote:<br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; As a participant in this group, who only occasionaly<br/>
&gt; makes postings, but who does at least look at the subject<br/>
&gt; line of all postings(I receive them by email), I&#39;d<br/>
&gt; like to make 4 suggestions that would, I think, make<br/>
&gt; it easier for people who are perhaps not &quot;deeply involved&quot;<br/>
&gt; in this group to read this group&#39;s messages.<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; 1)<br/>
&gt; Have a FAQ, and/or other documents, for this group,<br/>
&gt; available in a &quot;FAQ&quot; folder in the groups&#39; files area,<br/>
&gt; and referenced in the &#39;footer&#39; attached to the group&#39;s emails.<br/>
&gt; Things that should be covered are tripoint classifications,<br/>
&gt; abbreviations in common use(e.g. bus&ss), etc.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>i would certainly encourage you to create this<br/>
& would be glad to help by trying to answer any specific <br/>
questions you may still have<br/>
as i think many others would too<br/>
 <br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; 2)<br/>
&gt; When a reference is cited in a message, always provide<br/>
&gt; a URL if the material is on the web. This includes<br/>
&gt; references to prior messages in this group.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>good<br/>
anyone who wants to do this should <br/>
whenever they wish<br/>
& use tinyurl too while youre at it<br/>
<br/>
& anyone who is secure enough moving straight ahead to allow <br/>
other seekers to do their own seeking & cobbling too<br/>
can continue to rest easy in the knowledge of how easy it is for <br/>
them to take responsibility for their fun too whenever they wish<br/>
 <br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; 3)<br/>
&gt; Use proper sentences, including capitalization.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>but shout & slobber as little as possible or necessary<br/>
<br/>
actually i would trim all unnecessary text<br/>
including if not especially all caps & all spots<br/>
 <br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; 4)<br/>
&gt; Trim all unnecessary text when replying to messages,<br/>
&gt; especially when interleving comments within the reply.<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>i can certainly understand this preference & often share it<br/>
& i know many others are with us on this too<br/>
<br/>
but please also consider that all this intertwingling might also <br/>
sometimes be especially enjoyable for the intertwinglers & thus <br/>
especially effective <br/>
 <br/>
<blockquote><span title="ireply"> &gt; I mention these things because for an &#39;outsider&#39;, or<br/>
&gt; &#39;occasional participant&#39;, some of the discussions in this<br/>
&gt; group are very hard to understand(e.g. abbreviations<br/>
&gt; and references), or follow(e.g. lack of readable text).<br/>
<br/>
 </span></blockquote>exactly<br/>
<br/>
however<br/>
we are not doing just anything here<br/>
but <br/>
nothing less than squaring & cubing reality<br/>
<br/>
& nobody promised it would be easy to stand for this much fun<br/>
<br/>
<blockquote><span title="qreply"> &gt; OK, I&#39;ll &#39;duck and run for cover&#39; now ;-)<br/>
&gt; <br/>
&gt; -- <br/>
&gt; Dave Patton<br/>
&gt; Canadian Coordinator, Degree Confluence Project<br/>
&gt; <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.confluence.org/">http://www.confluence.org/</a><br/>
&gt; My website: <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://members.shaw.ca/davepatton/">http://members.shaw.ca/davepatton/</a> </span></blockquote></div>