STATE or PROVINCE here, first, please

From: Mountain Scorpia (mountainscorpia@hotmail.com) | Date: 2001-10-02 11:06:08 UTC-04:00

It has been one month exactly since the last time I implored everyone to
please put their state or province in the subject line (and first on the
line).

The response has been wonderful, and those of us with really slow browsers,
and lots of stupid ads loading with every opened message, appreciate it.

In case you're new on the list - this is to avoid making everyone have to
open every message to find out, for instance, that your new box is in a
state we're not going to get to visit anytime soon.

Thanks again; at the rate people are complying, I think newbies will all
catch on just by reading all the subject lines and these monthly reminders
will become a thing of the past very, very soon!

Lucy
Volkswalker 200E/3000K, Letterboxer P6F7
Burnsville NC, DeLand FL

"Watching television is like practicing for dying." - LB

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Re: [LbNA] STATE or PROVINCE here, first, please

From: Randy Hall (randy@mapsurfer.com) | Date: 2001-10-02 18:37:09 UTC-04:00

> It has been one month exactly since the last time I implored everyone to
> please put their state or province in the subject line (and first on the
> line).

Posting about list etiquette can perhaps be as annoying to some as
violating it is to others. I have updated the list etiquette page
to reflect this request (http://www.letterboxing.org/list.html).
A link to this page appears in the trailer of every message.

People who are interested in etiquette will read and follow it,
whilst experience shows that no matter how many times you make an
etiquette request, or how well-known particular etiquette is, some
people will continue to ignore it (the classic example is posting
"unsubscribe" requests to the list. There are many others).

I have a very slow link myself and have personal pet peeves about
certain common etiquette that is not followed (e.g. overquoting and
posting to the whole list technical problems like broken links that
should only go to the webmaster of the link in question). I guess
all I'm getting, FWIW, at is that it could get lame if everyone who
had a pet etiquette request kept posting it to the list.

Just my $.02.

Cheers
Randy

Re: [LbNA] STATE or PROVINCE here, first, please

From: Glenn (Glenn.Hansen@usa.net) | Date: 2001-10-02 18:49:28 UTC-07:00

----- Original Message -----
From: "Randy Hall"
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Subject: Re: [LbNA] STATE or PROVINCE here, first, please

>
> > It has been one month exactly since the last time I implored everyone to
> > please put their state or province in the subject line (and first on the
> > line).
>
> Posting about list etiquette can perhaps be as annoying to some as
> violating it is to others.

The same as your immeadiate complaint when this issue comes up can be, ehh?

> I have updated the list etiquette page
> to reflect this request (http://www.letterboxing.org/list.html).
> A link to this page appears in the trailer of every message.

I inore the links along with the advertisments. Part of the reason thsi
issue is an issue.

> People who are interested in etiquette will read and follow it,
> whilst experience shows that no matter how many times you make an
> etiquette request, or how well-known particular etiquette is, some
> people will continue to ignore it (the classic example is posting
> "unsubscribe" requests to the list. There are many others).

I don't agree. Case in point, since the last request was made a month ago
there's been a marked decrease in subject lines without state or province.
It is also very easy to ignore a message with the Subject: Unsubscribe. If
it is such a pet peeve of your Randy, put it in a kill file for unsubscribe.
Easy. All gone!

> I have a very slow link myself and have personal pet peeves about
> certain common etiquette that is not followed (e.g. overquoting and
> posting to the whole list technical problems like broken links that
> should only go to the webmaster of the link in question).

Overquoting is debateable because of some peoples feeling regarding
snipping. I haven't noticed the stuff that should go to the webmaster, but
maybe it because I read the Subject line and ignore those that talk of
broken links and such. Shows the importance of correctly using the Subject
line.

> I guess
> all I'm getting, FWIW, at is that it could get lame if everyone who
> had a pet etiquette request kept posting it to the list.

Not if they identify the issue in the subject line. Makes it all very simple
and just another example of why we should try and keep the Subject line in
line.

IMHO of course.