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From: James J Kallal <>
Subject: Re: [ILJERSEY-L] ROLL CALL
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 11:05:01 -0500


Many FORWARD their response to the list which then includes full
repetition of the original msg. At least half of the responses to the
recent ROLL CALL suggestion also repeated the original message

The full repetition of the original message clutters the web and our minds.

suggestion: if the message is personal or in a direct repsonse to a query,
send to the person privately; if the message is general, send to the list.
But one can always disard the chaff and just send a portion of the previous
message if need for clarity.

broadcast email family queries and data have become a godsend for
researchers; netiquette in the responses will keep the system improving
while eliminating much of the 'noise'.

Jim

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