Everybody keep sending the Friday funnies, it makes me think (juuuuusssst
for a sec) that I'm not a GIS dork holed up in a cube somewhere in corporate
america.
As for the rest, I do agree with Steve. It would be nice to not have
everybody post all their replies publicly and I completely agree with the
idea of the person who asked the question posting a summary of all the
answers they got (its the least they could do for all the help they got!).
I keep all summaries because who knows when I may run across something that
has been discussed, but to have to sift through a billion replies instead of
one concise summary is a pain in the derriere.
Okay, I'm finished, go back to your GISing
-Ben
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Wallace [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Thursday, September 30, 1999 9:13 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: MI Fwd: AV: General--New guidance for using the ArcView list
> and an important survey question
>
> Here are some rules of etiquette from the ArcView-L that, I believe, would
>
> help us very much here.
>
> It doesn't really bother me that people on MapInfo-L reply publicly, but
> it
> does when you get 5 people sending their same replies to a person and the
> list, rather than first checking to see if there was an answer posted.
>
> For me, I still say those who need a joke fix can join any number of humor
>
> lists or sites -- and the volume of Friday Humor is growing.
>
> Steve Wallace
> GIS & Market Information Manager
> Florida Farm Bureau Insurance Companies
>
>
>
> >Dear ArcView list member,
> >
> >Several weeks ago I solicited suggestions for list usage and improvements
>
> >from all members. The responses lead to the following clarification of
> >the ArcView list policy. Consider saving this message and referring to
> it
> >before you post something to the list.
> >
> >* The list's stated purpose is "the ArcView list is for
> >ArcView-related technical questions and answers." This purpose is
> >interpreted very broadly (I think to everyone's benefit) to include
> >software comparisons, information about software that competes with or
> >supplements ArcView's capabilities, Q&A about ArcView extensions, and
> >loosely related ArcView stuff such as Map Objects. In short, the list is
>
> >about information useful to people who are using ArcView.
> >
> >* When posting messages, please prefix the subject line with an
> >"AV:" to help people filter messages appropriately.
> >
> >* Please reply directly to the poster of an inquiry rather than to
> >the list.
> >
> >* Consequently, posters are expected to summarize ("SUM") the
> >responses in a timely manner. This is a convenient way of keeping
> >everyone informed while cutting down on e-mail traffic.
> >
> >* As a matter of clarity and etiquette, please (a) restate
> >succinctly the original question when posting a SUM and (b) acknowledge
> >explicitly those generous people who provided useful responses to you.
> >
> >* I repeat: anything you post to the list should be either an
> >inquiry, a SUM, or a TIP. Do not post replies!
> >
> >* Please subdue any inclination you might have to promote a product
>
> >or service on this list. There's nothing the matter with mentioning (or
> >describing, or reviewing, etc.) a product or service that might be of
> >general interest, but many (if not most) list members do not want the
> list
> >used for overtly commercial purposes.
> >
> >* It's OK to cross-post with ArcView-L, but to prevent too much
> >message duplication consider posting first to one list and then to the
> >other if your issue is not resolved. Given that messages to this list
> are
> >broadcast immediately whereas ArcView-L typically delays messages by a
> >day, may I suggest that posting to this list first would be in your
> interest?
>
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