GEN: Etiquette Situation

[Peter Milbury <pmilbury@ERICIR.SYR.EDU>]

Dear LM_NET Colleagues,

    Due to some comments on the large number of postings without
signatures, this is being re-posted:

10. At the end of your message, include your name and your electronic mail
address (this is your electronic "signature".) Because it can be difficult
to interpret e-mail addresses, you are strongly encouraged to include your
institutional affiliation. Many LM_NET members are not able to identify
the address of the message sender unless it is included in the body of the
message. Ask your network manager if there is an automatic way of
including a "signature" in your messages. Most are able to do so.

11. Long signatures are discouraged. They may be humorous the first time,
but get old quickly (and take up valuable net bandwidth and computer
space). Some folks tire of the time spent having to skim over them. 2-5
lines should be sufficient to include any necessary information.


Peter Milbury                            pmilbury@ericir.syr.edu
Co-owner of LM_NET: 7,000+ in the School Library Media Community
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          Librarian, Chico High School, Chico, CA
 A National Blue Ribbon School & California Distinguished School
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