Sorry for being pedatic, Jeri, but these are not memos, they are postings to an Internet group!
It can be difficult to remember to change subject lines, particulary since contributing to Arachne is no longer via steam-driven (or so it seemed, they were so slow!) desktop computers as it was when I joined, three months into the list's being. Many of us use our mobile phones, and writing on small devices sometimes makes it difficult to remember to trim posts, which is equally important - we hit send and then think "rats" or words to that effect. However, help is at hand on this specific point, in that Lace has an online index, and OK it might be twelve months before the volunteers undertaking the task catch up (the more volunteers, the quicker the jobs get done) and it will only take seeing the magazine issue mentioned to be able to go to the Guild's website and look to see exactly what was in that magazine. That is, provided a) the Guild can gain enough new members to survive and b) enough volunteers can be found to keep the index going. I have raised the question on the Facebook Lacemakers' page, and I will do so here, but how many realise that electronic subscriptions are now available for Lace, cutting out the need for expensive overseas postage with one worldwide subscription rate? Young Lacemaker is to change its title, and go completely electronic, but for the time being at least Lace is available in both paper and electronic forms. See www.laceguild.org<http://www.laceguild.org> for subscription rates. With an increase in membership/subscribers, hopefully The Lace Guild will survive, without it, I'm sorry to say the future looks somewhat bleak. Hazel's article in the current magazine makes the situation clear. Jane Partridge ________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of Jeri Ames <[email protected]> Sent: 03 February 2018 17:13 To: [email protected] Subject: Subject lines for memos Yes, it is perfect to use a publication's name, number and date when telling about the overall contents. Example: ??6 months from now, will you remember that Lace Magazine #169 contained information about gold and silver laces? - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
