Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 03:41:38 +0000 From: "Matthew Hanson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: UNSUBSCRIBE from Libretto Digest?
Hey Pres, I see you, or someone did in fact get those modifications set up (Who maintains the list anyway? I should know this at this point! -blush-). It looks great, except that I forgot (or more likely screwed up the revision because of ADD or something) to include the word 'with' in the line: "Then replace any text on the message's subject line with: cmd:unsubscribe" >From: Pres Waterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Not bad... except I would put the > >cmd:unsubscribe > >on its own line because people will not get it. I was going to do that, but I didn't want to add a bunch more lines, and make the whole tagline set a good deal larger. But you're right. Understanding human psychology, and gearing projects for the LCD is always important to achieve the maximum success in most endeavors that concern interaction with numbers of people. >But, what's wrong with the "mailto" HTML tag that made a perfect mail >already det up. A "CLICK HERE, DUMMY" might have worked. But obviously not. A lot of people have no idea what mailto means... let alone that it is an HTML tag or just what HTML is, even though the concept "mail to" seems pretty obvious huh? But to set up something that people with so many different psychological make-ups will be able to comprehend easily and quickly, instructions really have to be succinct, short as possible, and in a simple language that the most illiterate have a chance of grasping. Of course you're right indeed... a "CLICK HERE, DUMMY" would in fact help... sans the character reference which undoubtedly would end up screwing things up somehow. >It's hard to make things foolproof, because fools are soooo determined. Well... we can try for the sake of compassion if not for much else. If it's not too much trouble to add the 'with' I forgot, an essential element in the B. F. Skinner approach I was attempting, maybe we'll have at some degree of success! Cheers, Shel, aka Matt for those as confused as I am. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ************************************************************** http://libretto.basiclink.com - Libretto mailing list http://libretto.basiclink.com/archive - Archives http://www.picante.com/~gtaylor/portable/faq.html - FAQ -------TO UNSUBSCRIBE------- Reply to any of the list messages. The reply mail should be addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Then replace any text on the message's subject line: cmd:unsubscribe --------TO UNSUBSCRIBE DIGEST------ Do above but with this on subject line: cmd:unsubscribe digest **************************************************************
