[78-L] e-mail etiquette, was Re: Yawn

[Darrell Lehman]

Well said!!!  And be careful what you "prune", especially if 
corresponding with a seller - it may be the only copy of what you've 
ordered!

best, DL (not to be confused.... )
p.s.  I always separate messages with a line - easier for my old eyes 
later and keeps my OCD happy!!
====================================================
Michael Biel wrote:
> I likewise disagreed with almost all of the e-mail etiquette presented
> by the pros (with the exception of the explanation of interspacing
> replies, something I regularly do).  I likewise thoroughly agree with
> Thomas Stern's suggestion of putting responses first, above the repeat. 
> There is NOTHING worse than scanning down thru a long message you've
> seen before to find that all some clown has done is to only put in
> "Thank you" or "Right On" or "the whole world is rotten because they
> have money and I don't and I can solve the world's problems by making a
> direct connection in my tone arm to an obsolete ceramic powerpoint". 
> (And if you've already seen the message I have reposted below, you don't
> have to scan down thru it because I've not put in anything new.  And if
> you wish to save this, you can delete the original.)
>
> Mike Biel  mbiel at mbiel.com 
>
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [78-L] e-mail etiquette, was Re: Yawn
> From: "Thomas Stern" <sternth at attglobal.net>
> Date: Mon, June 29, 2009 4:52 pm
> To: "78-L Mail List" <78-l at klickitat.78online.com>
>
>  I usually keep quiet when these discussions of e-mail response are
> raging, but I will add my 4cents now:
>  1. Pruning previous messages - sometimes a good idea, HOWEVER I would
> like
> it to be done sparingly. If there is information worth keeping, it is
> better imo to have it all in one cumulative message, than having it
> spread
> over 3 or 4 or dozens of messages.
>  For example, discographic listings, or information about matrix
> numbers,
> series, dating - it would be nice to be able to simply discard the
> previous
> half dozen or more messages as each new bit of information is added.
>  2. Response before or after - I prefer the older messages to be at the
> BOTTOM,
> not at the top. If I am FOLLOWING a thread, I want to see the current
> response and not have to space through an accumulation of previously
> read
> material. I think that is operationally the way most people work with
> this
> mode of communication.
>  Obviously, if I come in late, or am reading archives, it is less
> convenient,
> but that is the exception, not the rule.
>  This leads to something I have suggested in other contexts - if there
> is
> valuable data in ephemeral communication, it would be useful to create a
> repository
> for that information. The repository should be is permanent, updateable,
> accessible. Such as a handbook for label history, dating guide, brief
> biographies, discographies, etc.
>  Best wishes, Thomas.
>
>