Re: LM_NET Header Protocol Suggestion

["Rick Povich -- U.P.J. Audiovisual Department" <SHUTTER@vms.cis.pitt.edu>]

> LM_NETTERS,
>      I would like to add that with your signature, instead of a quote,
> you tell us your personal mission statement.
>
> Bill Sears
> I ensure that students and staff are Information Literate--the ability to
> access, evaluate, develop and use information to solve problems and
> communicate effectively.

I'd respectfully disagree. I think the issue of sigs has been discussed and
most people use it a personal means of expression. The Internet is a very
anonymous place to be, and anything that helps people "be themselves" is
OK in my book. I enjoy reading the sigs (although sometimes they are
interminably time consuming) and I think it's OK to know a little about
someone with whomw you've just "talked."  When I meet someone at work, the
mot important thing I look for in them is what kind of a person they are.  If
their personality presents a problem, then sometimes, no matter how cleverly
crafted their miossion statement [or objectives] may be, we won't get along
beond the work environment.

I think sigs offer readers a good initial indication of the writer's
personality and I like them. Bottom line for me:  use the question mark (or
something like it) and keep the sigs, but use them economically!!!

That's my 2 1/2 cents worth (I felt generous today).

Rick "still with a sig" Povich

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