X-Message-Number: 3471
Subject: CRYONICS CryoNet Subject-Line Etiquette
From:  (Ben Best)
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 1994 00:19:00 -0500

   Several weeks ago I raised an issue of concern to me involving
Paul Wakfer and Michael Riskin. In the subject line of this posting
I put "CRYONICS.POLITICS". This posting was seen by the interested
parties and the response was productive.

   More recently Keith Henson made a posting which also should have
been directed to CRYONICS.POLITICS -- as should have the replies.
Keith is a very sophisticated E-mail user -- why could he not have
included CRYONICS.POLITICS in the subject-line of his message? Does
Keith (and the others) assume that the biggest audience is in the
main CRYONET group and that he must not post in CRYONICS.POLITICS
if his message is to be seen by a wide audience?

   I realize that once a subject-thread is started in the main
CryoNet, that it is difficult to move to CRYONICS.POLITICS and that
it seems unproductive to reply in an area other than where the
original posting has been made. My biggest plea is that people who
START discussions earn the respect of other CryoNetters by showing
the intelligence to post to CRYONICS.POLITICS if that is where a
message belong.

   This failing, I can think of a long list of CryoNetters whose
postings should automatically be re-routed to CRYONICS.POLITICS. This
conference is indeed read by many people and CryoNetters should not
feel that by posting in that area that there message will not be seen.

                -- Ben Best ()

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