E-Mail Discipline, PLEASE!!!

From: Tiffany, Doug (TiffanyD@phibred.com)
Date: Wed Mar 08 2000 - 08:17:58 PST


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Fellow Potterers:

> One thing we in our research group promised to do 2 years ago was try very
> hard to control the volume, CC list and size of e-mail among ourselves.
> The feeling was, and still is, that it is totally out of control. The CC
> lists are to long, the number of messages to high, the size of messages to
> large, the number of attachments to many and the subject matter to trivial
> in many cases to clutter to many mail boxes. I think we made some
> progress.
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> I am on several new lists and it is worse than ever, and this list is no
> exception. I certainly don't want to restrict the free flow of pertinent
> information, or leave anybody out of any important discussions, but the
> traffic is just way out of proportion to the content in many cases, IMHO.
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> I would like to suggest, in the most respectful, humble and groveling
> tone, that we Potter Lovers please discipline ourselves to respect a basic
> need to know (i.e., don't automatically hit Reply/All), approx. 1 page,
> limit forwards, few attachment, pick up the phone more often and keep it
> to only the most relevant and recent topic, E-mail policy. We all have
> to many highly important issues to deal with to spend any time sorting
> through a flood of long chatty messages of questionable importance to the
> group at large.
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> Let me also suggest, with the greatest reverential deference, that if you
> need an immediate response, or want to indicate high priority, use the Red
> ! or whatever notation you have available on your current software. If
> you want to make sure your mail gets read immediately, say so in the
> subject line. Keep them short and sweet and targeted.
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> Respectfully, humbly and groveling on my knees in reverential deference so
> as not to offend any species, fauna or flora who may receive this,
>
Doug Tiffany
WWP 19 #1067, BONILEA
FARGO, ND
Big snow on the way, but the big thaw has already got me getting her ready
for the 2000 season. Perhaps by April 1!!!
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