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[J Patrick Draine]

Friends,
All this banter about half steps, percentages, and clever comments on 
other's writing clarity reminds me of a couple points Andrew Rudoff 
made when he helped rebalance the list in the wake of the heated 
political commentaries a month ago. Among his suggestions were:

On Nov 17, 2004, at 11:39 AM, Andrew Rudoff wrote:

> - Before sending a post, ask yourself if it should be sent to an 
> individual
>   instead of the entire list.  Really stop and think about it.  Many 
> replies
>   are meant for an individual, so why post them to the list?  Decide 
> if the
>   post adds value to the discussion viewed by almost 600 people and a 
> zillion
>   search engines looking at our archives before posting.
>
and

> - If you're posting a one-liner.  Something clever, but not really 
> adding to
>   the discussion.  Or perhaps you are making fun of a spelling error.  
> Maybe
>   the post just says "I don't know" or "Me too".  Consider just not 
> posting
>   it, or sending it privately at a minimum.  The rest of us will be 
> forever
>   in your debt.

Happy Holidays,
Patrick