There are quite a few guide-to-the-net documents around, worth a web search if you are in doubt on such points.
One is from the IETF, the people who designed and built the Interenet, and who set the standars for it. RFC 1885 - Netiquette Guidelines http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc1855.html On this question, it has: - Use mixed case. UPPER CASE LOOKS AS IF YOU'RE SHOUTING. - Use symbols for emphasis. That *is* what I meant. Use underscores for underlining. _War and Peace_ is my favorite book. - Use smileys to indicate tone of voice, but use them sparingly. :-) is an example of a smiley (Look sideways). Don't assume that the inclusion of a smiley will make the recipient happy with what you say or wipe out an otherwise insulting comment. One part I really wish more people would read: - Be brief without being overly terse. When replying to a message, include enough original material to be understood but no more. It is extremely bad form to simply reply to a message by including all the previous message: edit out all the irrelevant material. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
