heh. I guess that's why it is NOOT called the American Wide Web. Have a good
one.
> ----------
> From: David Taylor[SMTP:davidt@xfiles.nildram.co.uk]
> Reply To: Circle Discussion List
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 1999 12:15 AM
> To: CIRCLE@post.queensu.ca
> Subject: Re: Mailing List FAQ...
>
> On Thu, 29 Apr 1999, Del wrote:
> > Today, with 60 million Americans having access to e-mail, and 12.8
> > million U.S. households using e-mail from home, it is the most widely
> > used application on the Internet. By the year 2001, it is projected that
> > the number of Americans who will communicate via e-mail will be 135
> > million (half the population).
> >
>
> Hmm. I immediately hate that. Who gives a damn about the number of
> *americans* on the internet. Everyone else can receive e-mails too.
>
> >
> > Etiquette Dos:
>
> When I read that I thought it was talking about MS-DOS :), Do's would be
> better
>
> [snip]
>
> >
> > Etiquette Don'ts:
> >
> > Use ALL CAPS. This is the online equivalent of shouting.
> > Repeat Messages. Sending the same message to the same recipient
> > more
> > than once can be perceived as pestering a person.
> > Overuse Mail Distribution Lists. A long delivery can annoy readers
> > and
> > make your message seem like junk mail.
> >
>
> And an idea would be to repeat DON'T infront of those
> sentences.. Otherwise if you just glance over it (like i did) you could
> get the idea its telling you to use all caps, repeat messages and over use
> mail distribution lists :)
>
> And yeah, I know you didn't make that, but, if something like that is
> going to be added to the FAQ, please don't make it about how many
> Americans are on the WORLD WIDE web.
>
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