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From: "Andrea Vogel" <>
Subject: Another Guideline Reminder
Date: Wed, 1 Mar 2006 13:15:31 -0800

Hello, everyone --

Since the problem continues to occur
on HWE, I am re-posting a message
concerning one of our list guidelines which
I last sent to the list less than two weeks go,
on 17 Feb. Here is what I said at that time:

".......Please help to cut down on the
amount of previously posted material being
sent, quite unneccessarily, back to the list
multiple times. You can do this by
following the advice in one of our HWE
guidelines (see below).......

This is HWE guideline number five:

'When replying to a previous post by
another subscriber, it's important to:
a) delete most or all of that previous post
in your reply,
b) make sure the subject line is appropriate, changing it if necessary and
c) place a short summary or <snip> of
the previous message at the beginning
of your reply.

Reason:
a) Deleting previously posted material
eliminates duplication of information, both
on the list and in the list archives.
b) Subject lines should match message
content.
c) A summary or <snip> lets others
know immediately what you are talking
about. It's a reminder of the previous post
and brings new subscribers into the
discussion without them wondering what
it's all about.'

All of our list guidelines are on the
HWE website here (in four different
languages):
http://www.island.net/~andreav/hweguide.htm.

I'd sure appreciate everyone's cooperation
with this guideline. It takes only a few seconds
to use your delete key. Best regards, Andrea
(your list concierge)

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