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Dear LM_NET Colleagues, This is the way we do things on LM_NET. If someone posts a question, and you want to know what they received, please contact them directly and ask for the results. Please note that we strongly recommend Target/Hit procedure. Too many people have to pay dearly to read their mail, and when information is posted which is of interest to only a tiny percentage of those in the group, it is a waste of not only time, but of money to those many folks who have to pay to read it. TARGET/HIT-> AN LM_NET DISCUSSION TOOL Your LM_NET moderators are suggesting an additional way to focus our discussions, and make them more valuable in the process. This may seem a bit more formal that is common on most lists, but it might serve us well as we grow (we now have more than 4,000 people reading the list.) We recommend that members specifically TARGET-> their queries, and use a HIT-> summary to share their responses received. That is, when someone wants information about a topic (e.g., online catalogs), they would ask for people to respond to them directly, and after a period of time, post a summary or compilation of responses. The originator of the TARGET-> question uses that term in the subject line of the initial question that is posted to the entire list. For example, "TARGET-> Choosing Online Catalogs - March 1993." would appear in the subject line of the message. In the body of the message the person might say something like the following: "Hi, this is Mike Eisenberg. I would like to TARGET-> Choosing Online Catalogs. I'd like to find out how others on LM_NET are choosing their Online Catalogs. If people will respond to me, I'll compile your responses and post A HIT-> on the topic back to the entire LM_NET." Then, when enough responses are collected, the originator summarizes or compiles the responses, and posts the summary as a HIT-> so everyone on the list can read, _if_ they are interested. This is a terrific way to add value to the list. And it will cut down on some of the extra traffic. It also still allows for stimulating discussions about key issues. The TARGET/HIT-> approach is particularly effective when someone has a specific question that needs a variety of suggestions, experiences, practices or sources. It is not _always_ appropriate. The intent of TARGET/HIT-> is to make LM_NET more valuable to its growing list of members. SUMMARY: TARGET/HIT-> is a four-step process: 1. The TARGET-> originator proposes the subject for answering/commenting. i.e., TARGET-> Choosing Online Catalogs. 2. Those interested in the subject send their responses to the _originator_ of the TARGET-> question. Please do NOT post the response to the group. 3. TARGET-> originator summarizes or collates the responses, and then, 4. Posts the summarized responses to the entire list, using the original subject of their message as a HIT->. i.e., HIT-> Choosing Online Catalogs. Thank you for your support of this innovation for Internet discussions. Peter Milbury and Mike Eisenberg, LM_NET Co-owners On Tue, 10 Oct 1995, mail Judy StewmanJudy Stewman,Librarian wrote: > I'm usually very interested in the answers to the problems addressed > on this net. If I'm not, it doesn't take long to delete. Please > answer to all. > > Judy Stewman,Librarian > De Queen High School > De Queen, Arkansas >